Bulalo ( Beef Soup)

Ingredients

1 kg. beef shank, sliced into serving portions
2 Beef Broth Cube, dissolved in
4 cups water
2 tbsps. cooking oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, sliced
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup coconut milk
1/3 cup flour, dissolved in
1/4 cup water
2 tbsps. sesame seeds, toasted

Vegetables:
2 tbsps. cooking oil
3 cups string beans, sliced 2 inches long
3 pieces eggplants, sliced 2 inches long
1 Chicken Broth Cube

METHOD

1. Cook beef with broth just until fork-tender. Remove beef from broth but reserve broth for later.

2. Heat oil and saute garlic and onions until limp. Pour in 3 cups of reserved bert broth peanut butter and cocomilk. Add in tenderized beef and simmer for about 20 min. Thicken with flour mixture if necessary.

3. Heat oil and stir-fry vegetables together with Chicken Cubes just until crisp-tender. You can serve it as a side dish to the meat.