Stew Base Mix (kare kare) 50 g - Mama Sita´s

Mama Sita’s Stew Base Mix (Kare Kare) is a convenient seasoning blend used to prepare the traditional Filipino stew kare-kare. Made with rice flour and aromatic spices such as garlic, onion, and annatto, this mix helps create a flavorful base for the dish’s signature sauce and its distinctive golden color.

Fun Fact

Kare-kare is a well-known Filipino dish typically made with oxtail or beef and vegetables, all simmered in a thick peanut sauce. The sauce is traditionally thickened with ground rice and colored with annatto seeds, giving the dish its characteristic appearance and flavor.

How to Use This Product

1. Cut 1 kg of oxtail into pieces and boil in 2.5 l of water until tender. Set the meat aside.
2. Add 200 g sliced eggplant and 200 g cut long green beans to the broth and cook for about 2 minutes.
3. Dissolve the contents of 1 pouch stew base mix in 250 ml of broth and mix with 170 g unsweetened peanut butter to prepare the peanut sauce.
4. Stir the tender meat and peanut sauce into the broth.
5. Add 200 g sliced bok choy and season with salt to taste.
6. Serve hot with steamed rice and sautéed shrimp paste (bagoong).

Recipe Ideas

Classic Beef Kare Kare
Cook tender beef with eggplant, green beans, and bok choy in the peanut sauce prepared with the seasoning mix.

Vegetable Kare Kare
Prepare the sauce with the mix and simmer with eggplant, green beans, tofu, and leafy greens for a plant-based version.

Questions & Answers

Does the product contain allergens?
No common allergens are listed. It may contain traces of gluten, crustaceans, peanuts, soy, milk, celery, and molluscs.

Is it vegetarian or vegan?
Yes — the seasoning mix itself is plant-based.

Storage?
Store in a cool and dry place.

Sustainability & Ethical Info

Packaged in plastic. Please follow local recycling guidelines.

Ingredients / Composition

• Rice flour
• Spices (garlic powder, onion powder)
• Annatto powder–cornstarch mix (annatto seed, corn starch)

Nutrition Facts (per 100 g)

• Energy: 1643 kJ / 393 kcal
• Fat: 1.2 g (saturated 0 g)
• Carbohydrate: 88 g (sugars 8.5 g)
• Protein: 7.6 g
• Salt: 0.05 g