🍲 Beef Nilaga

Soup · Main ingredient: Beef · ⏱ 140 min · Serves 5 · ~₱555 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg 1 kg beef shank or brisket, cut into chunks
• 1 pc 1 onion, quartered
• 2 pc 2 medium potatoes, peeled and halved
• 1 pc 1 small cabbage, cut into wedges
• 2 pc 2 pcs saba banana (unripe), peeled and halved (optional)
• 1 bunch 1 bundle pechay or bok choy
• 3 pc 3 pcs corn on the cob, cut into thirds
• 1 bunch 1 bundle string beans, cut into 2-inch lengths (optional)
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
• 1 tsp 1 tsp whole peppercorns
• 3 pinch Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Place beef in a large pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil, skimming off scum that rises to the surface.
2. Add onion and peppercorns, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until beef is fork-tender, about 1.5 to 2 hours, adding water as needed to keep beef submerged.
3. Add fish sauce and season with salt to taste.
4. Add corn and potatoes, simmer for 10 minutes until potatoes begin to soften.
5. Add saba banana and cabbage, simmer for another 5 minutes.
6. Add string beans and pechay, cook just until vegetables are tender, about 3 to 5 minutes.
7. Adjust seasoning as needed and serve hot with steamed rice and patis with calamansi on the side.

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