A classic Filipino beef soup made with tender beef ribs, saba bananas, root vegetables, and leafy greens—comforting and flavorful with a rich, clear broth.
Ingredients Tips:
• Use beef shank as alternative for richer marrow flavor
• Saba bananas balance the savory broth with natural sweetness
• Add corn or sweet potatoes for extra heartiness
Cooking Tips
• Skim off scum while boiling to keep broth clear
• Add leafy greens last to retain color and texture
• Use pressure cooker to reduce beef tenderizing time
Nilagang Baka
A classic Filipino beef soup made with tender beef ribs,saba bananas, root vegetables, and leafy greens—comforting and flavorful with arich, clear broth.
Ingredients
- 2 kg beef ribs
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp ground black pepper
- 2 liters water
- 1 large onion quartered
- 1 large gabi taro, peeled and chopped
- 2 pcs beef cubes
- 7 pcs saba bananas sliced
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 medium cabbage cut into wedges
- Pechay trimmed
Instructions
- In a large pot, combine beef ribs, salt, pepper, and 2 liters water, boil and simmer until meat is tender
- Add onion, gabi, and beef cubes, cook until gabi is soft
- Add more water if needed to maintain broth level
- Stir in saba bananas, ground black pepper, and oyster sauce, simmer for 10 minutes
- Add cabbage and pechay, cook until wilted
- Serve hot with rice
