Philippines

Bulalo

Name: Bulalo
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 1.2 kg Beef shanks with marrow; 2 pieces Corn cobs (in pieces); some of each Cabbage & bok choy; some of each Onion & peppercorns; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; to garnish Spring onion

Filipino beef marrow soup

Bulalo is a clear, hearty Filipino soup of beef shanks with marrow bones, simmered long until the meat falls apart.

A specialty of the Batangas and Tagaytay region, it is served with corn, cabbage and bok choy; the melted marrow is the delicacy.

Servings4

Time150 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Beef shanks with marrow1.2 kg
Corn cobs (in pieces)2 pieces
Cabbage & bok choysome of each
Onion & peppercornssome of each
Fish sauce2 tbsp
Spring onionto garnish

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Blanch the beef shanks and rinse.
Simmer long tender with onion and pepper, skimming.
Add the corn and cook along.
Season with fish sauce, briefly cook cabbage and bok choy.
Serve with spring onion and rice.

Make it original

Fish sauce for bulalo is in the Asia Boutique.

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