Filipino Beef Soup - Nilagang Baka
An easy and flavorful soup that you will crave when the cold weather hits!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef chuck cut into 1" chunks
- 6 cups water
- 1 large onion quartered
- 6 Tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 large potatoes peeled and cut into 4-6 pieces each
- 2 large carrots peeled and cut into 1" pieces
- 12 green beans ends trimmed
- 1/2 head of cabbage
- 2 baby bok choy washed well and ends cut off
- 1 cup rice cooked
Instructions
- In a pot, boil beef chuck and water over medium high heat. Skim the pot with a spoon to get rid of any scum that floats to the top. When scum is gone, add onions and fish sauce.
- Lower heat, cover the pot, and simmer for 2 hours.
- Add corn, if using, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add potatoes and carrots and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add green beans, cabbage, and bok choy. Simmer for 5 minutes more or until potatoes are tender. Add salt to taste and serve with rice.