Nilagang Baka (Beef Soup with Cabbage and Potatoes)

Nilagang Baka - beef simmered with onions and whole peppercorns for at least two hours and then potatoes and cabbage are added afterwards.

Course Soup

Cuisine Filipino

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 2 20

Total Time 2 25

Servings servings

Calories 620kcal

Author Liza Agbanlog

2 lbs bone-in beef shank, beef short ribs or beef brisket, cut into serving pieces
2 medium onions, peeled and halved
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp whole peppercorns
5 medium size yellow potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 medium green cabbage, quartered and cored
4 pieces ripe saba or plantain banana, peeled and cut in half (optional)
Fish sauce or salt to taste

Put beef in a big pot and add enough water to cover it. Bring to a boil over high heat. Skim off scum that rises on the surface.
Add onion, salt and peppercorns. Reduce heat to medium, cover and let simmer for 2 hours or until meat is fork tender. Add more water as needed.
Increase heat to medium high. Add potatoes and cabbage and cook for 10 minutes. Add plantain banana, if using; cook for another 5 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
Correct seasonings using fish sauce or salt. Serve hot with steamed rice and fish sauce with lemon juice on the side.