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Lengua Kare-Kare Recipe
Tender ox tongue cooked in peanut and almond sauce and served with steamed bok choy, eggplant and string beans.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1707 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 4 lbs. beef tongue
- ¾ cups peanut
- ¾ cup almonds
- 2 bunches bok choy
- 1 Chinese eggplant
- 12 string beans cut in 2-inch pieces
- 1 onion minced
- 5 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 quarts water
- 32 ounces beef broth
- 4 tablespoons annatto oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Pour water in a pressure cooker. Add ox tongue. Pressure-cook for 45 minutes. Remove the tongue afterwards and let it cool down. Take the skin off the tongue and then slice into serving pieces. Set aside.
- Prepare the vegetables by steaming the eggplant and string beans for 10 minutes. Steam the bok choy for 5 minutes.
- Prepare the peanuts and almonds by roasting on a pan until the color starts to turn brown. Put the nuts in a food processor and blitz until the mixture turns into a paste-like consistency. Set aside.
- Heat annatto oil on a wok. Sauté garlic and onion.
- Once the onion softens, add the sliced lengua. Sauté for 2 minutes.
- Pour the beef broth into the wok. Cover and let boil. Continue boiling for 10 minutes in low heat setting.
- Add the peanut and almond paste. Stir until all ingredients are well blended. Continue cooking uncovered for 7 minutes. Season with salt.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and add the steamed vegetables. Serve with shrimp paste (bagoong alamang).
- Share and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
1707kcal
(85%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
102g
(204%)
Fat
133g
(205%)
Saturated Fat
39g
(195%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
15g
Monounsaturated Fat
63g
Trans Fat
6g
Cholesterol
322mg
(107%)
Sodium
1456mg
(61%)
Potassium
3150mg
(90%)
Fiber
14g
(56%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
18907IU
(378%)
Vitamin C
197mg
(219%)
Calcium
680mg
(68%)
Iron
15mg
(83%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1707
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1707kcal | 85% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 102g | 204% |
| Fat | 133g | 205% |
| Saturated Fat | 39g | 195% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 15g | 88% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 63g | 315% |
| Trans Fat | 6g | 300% |
| Cholesterol | 322mg | 107% |
| Sodium | 1456mg | 61% |
| Potassium | 3150mg | 67% |
| Fiber | 14g | 56% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 18907IU | 378% |
| Vitamin C | 197mg | 219% |
| Calcium | 680mg | 68% |
| Iron | 15mg | 83% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.