Description
Beef nilaga is a basic Filipino recipe that is proud of its tasty, healthy soup. It has minimal ingredients which result to a dish that has healing properties as well.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kilo beef cuts, bone-in
- whole black peppercorns
- 6 cups water
- 1 tbsp. salt
- 3 medium onion quartered
- 300 g kalabasa (pumpkin cut into 2-inch pieces)
- 300 g string or green beans cut into 3” length
- ½ head cabbage quartered
- 1 bunch Bok Choy optional
- 2 tbsp. patis (fish sauce fish sauce)
Instructions
- Bring water to boil with peppercorns and onion.
- Add beef pieces, cover, let boil again then lower the heat. Simmer until beef pieces are fork-tender.
- Add kalabasa halfway through followed by string/green beans.
- Add cabbage, Bok Choy (if using), and patis, then simmer for another 2 minutes.
- Serve hot.