Nilagang baka recipe

A beef stew with cabbages, potatoes, and onion seasoned with fish sauce and black peppercorns usually using beef chuck or brisket. When using beef shank including the bone and marrow it is called nilagang bulalo.

Nilaga Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef brisket, cubed
• 1 big potato, cubed
• 1 bok choy or pechay
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 medium sized carrots, chopped crosswise (w/ length of about 2 inches)
• 1 tbsp whole pepper corn
• 3 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
  
  
  

  Cooking Procedure

  1. Saute the onion until texture becomes soft
  2. Add-in the beef brisket and cook for about 5 minutes
  3. Add the fish sauce and whole pepper corn then mix well
  4. Pour-in the water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 1 to 2 hours (or 30 minutes if using pressure cooker)
  5. Put-in the vegetables starting with the potato and the carrots. Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes
  6. Add the bok choy (Pechay). Cover the pot and turn off the heat. Let it stay for 5 minutes.
  7. Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!