Nilagang Baka

It’s freezing outside when we got home today and I thought it’s perfect to have a piping hot beef stew for tea. This is one of our favourite dishes back in the Philippines; you get to have a taste of home. Since there is no Philippine string bean (sitaw) available in the grocery store I used New Zealand string beans as a substitute. And instead of the Philippine’s favourite citrus, kalamansi, I used lemon.

Ingredients

1 kilo of shin beef, sliced

1 onion, sliced in four pieces

1 teaspoon of black pepper

1 lemon

2 teaspoon of patis (fish sauce)

1 beef cube

3 medium-sized potatoes cut into quarters

1-2 whole corn, sliced in quarters (optional)

1 small head of cabbage cut into quarters

2-4 head of Bok Choy or petchay (optional)

3-4 teaspoon of Salt

½ teaspoon of black pepper

(Adjust salt and pepper on your own preference)

Directions

1. Boil the beef with onion in a pot, water should be enough to cover the meat.

2. Once boiling, put the cubes, salt, pepper.

3. After 30mins of boiling, add potatoes and corn(optional)

4. Boil for another 10-15 minutes.

5. When potatoes are done, add the cabbage and string beans.

6. Keep boiling for another 2 to 5 minutes.

7. Serve with warm rice.

8. Optional: Usually most Filipinos love to have a dipping sauce made of squeezed lemon and fish sauce. Try the dip with every bite. Yum!