Chocnut in your kare-kare? Well, why not?

Chocnut kare-kare sounds like it came straight out of Willy Wonka’s fantasy but really, it was an exercise in resourcefulness.

Chef Rico Echevarria was cooking the beloved stew one day when he discovered he ran out of peanut butter.

Seeing there were pieces of chocnot in his cupboard, he thought, why not try it as substitute? Chocnut after all contains nuts, the main ingredient in peanut butter, which is the main ingredient in kare-kare.

And it worked!

In a recent episode of Pinas Sarap, Chef Rico shared his recipe for his Chocnut kare-kare. And quite the innovator, Chef Rico serves it in a deconstructed way.

Watch it below:

— LA, GMA News