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Kare-kare is a stew that gets its thickness not from flour, but from ground roasted rice and peanuts. That gives the sauce a smooth, almost sweet base unlike anything else. The color comes from annatto, not curry, although people often think otherwise.
Always serve the bagoong on the side. The sauce itself is deliberately mild, and that salty spoonful of shrimp paste at the table is exactly what brings the dish into balance. If you leave it out, you miss half of what makes the dish work.
And above all, take your time with the oxtail. Only when the meat almost slides off the bone do you get the sticky broth that gives the sauce its full flavor.
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