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Pork shin stew with peanuts

Pork hock stew with peanuts

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A Filipino pork shank stew, with tender meat in a thick peanut and cilantro sauce, accompanied by eggplant, long beans, and banana blossom.

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Recipe from Yivan000, Pandakekok9, TheTechieGeek63 and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This festive Filipino dish features incredibly tender pork shanks served with a rich peanut and grilled rice sauce, colored with annatto. The vegetables are added towards the end of the cooking process, and a sautéed shrimp paste accompanies the dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$57.19 $7.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $49.57
  • $0.19
  • $0.71
  • $0.21
  • $0.13
  • $0.40
  • $0.23
  • $3.50
  • $2.25

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, then add the garlic and onion and cook until softened.
  2. Season with fish sauce to your liking. ≈ 2 min
  3. Add the ground peanuts and rice. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour in the cooking broth from the shank.
  5. Color with rocou juice. ≈ 3 min
  6. Bring to a boil and add the cooked shank.
  7. Continue to cook until the sauce thickens.
  8. Add the vegetables and let them soften. ≈ 3 min
  9. Serve with the sautéed shrimp paste. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Pork hock stew with peanuts

  • 2 kg of pork shanks, cut into medium-sized pieces and pre-cooked until tender$49.57
  • 3 tablespoons of oil$0.19
  • 8 cloves of garlic, chopped$0.71
  • 1 medium onion, chopped$0.21
  • 1 teaspoon of fish sauce for seasoning$0.13
  • 80 ml of ground peanuts$0.40
  • 80 ml of ground toasted rice$0.23
  • 2 eggplants, cut diagonally$3.50
  • 120 ml of fermented shrimp paste, sautéed$2.25

Total$57.19

that's $7.15 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 kg of pork shanks, cut into medium-sized pieces and pre-cooked until tender
  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • 8 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon of fish sauce for seasoning
  • 80 ml of ground peanuts
  • 80 ml of ground toasted rice
  • 1 tablespoon of rococo juice
  • 2 eggplants, cut diagonally
  • 1 package of long beans, cut into 7.5 cm pieces
  • 1 small piece of banana heart, cut into pieces
  • 120 ml of fermented shrimp paste, sautéed

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