Kare-Kare

Boil pork or beef until tender. Set aside.

Saute garlic and onions in oil. Add the meat and stir fry for about 5 mins. Pour the coconut milk (3 cups for 1kg of meat). Let it boil. Add peanut butter or ground peanuts (you can put as much as you want). Simmer until sauce thickens. Sprinkle with a little salt and 1 tbsp sugar. Add the vegetables -- 1 whole cabbage cut into quarters, pechay, string beans, eggplant cut into small portions and banana blossoms (optional). Cover pot and simmer again for 10 mins. Serve with shrimp paste (bagoong) on the side.