Recipe: Tasty Beef Nilaga

Beef Nilaga. Place the beef ribs in a large pot with enough water to cover. Drain; discard the cooking water (the ribs will not be fully cooked). This is a simple soup dish best served during rainy and cold weather.

The water level should be just above the meat. Nilaga, which means "pinakuluan" or "boiled," refers to a type of Filipino meat and vegetable soup where chunks of beef, pork, or chicken are cooked in seasoned broth until fork-tender. The term "nilaga" translates to "boiled" in English. You can cook Beef Nilaga using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Beef Nilaga

1. Prepare of beef brisket, cubed.
2. It's of big potato, cubed.
3. Prepare of bok choy.
4. It's of large onion.
5. Prepare of medium carrots, chopped crosswise about 2 inches long.
6. Prepare of whole pepper corn.
7. You need of fish sauce.
8. Prepare of water.

Nilagang Baka is a simple Filipino beef soup. There are many ways to prepare Nilagang Baka; this Nilagang baka recipe that I am featuring is probably the tastiest among the versions that I know because I used some sort of mirepoix to infuse flavor to the soup - I'm talking about the addition of onion, celery, and star anise in the initial step so that the soup will be flavorful even before. Nilagang Baka or Beef Nilaga (say "knee-lah-gah") is a Filipino one-pot meal of beef and vegetables boiled in clear broth and flavored with "patis" or fish sauce. This is one of the easiest and most basic dishes to prepare when one is learning how to cook Philippine cuisine for the first time.

Beef Nilaga instructions

1. Sauté the onion until texture becomes soft.
   
2. Add in beef brisket and cook for about 5 minutes.
   
3. Add fish sauce and whole pepper corn and mix well.
   
4. Pour in water and bring to boil, simmer for 1-2 hours.
   
5. Put in vegetables starting with potatoes and carrots, simmer 5-7 minutes.
   
6. Add bok choy. Cover the pot and turn off the heat. Let it stay for 5 minutes.
7. Serve hot and enjoy.

Nilagang Baka is a Filipino beef soup cooked until the meat becomes really tender and with vegetables like potatoes, beans, and cabbage that makes this simple soup healthy and flavorful. This dish is one of that 'ordinary day' dish that is served at a Filipino table on a regular basis. Nilagang baka is a Filipino beef soup with vegetables like carrots, potatoes, cabbage and pechay. The best beef soup is combining the beef with bony parts like beef ribs but you can also make soup stock by boiling the bones. When buying beef, it is also recommended to choose meat with some fat to improve the taste.