RECIPE | Nilagang Baboy
Nilagang Baboy or Pork Nilaga is translated as boiled pork in Filipino. This is one of the easiest Filipino soup dishes that anyone can prepare. Although everything in the recipe seems so easy to do, you have to pay special attention to the texture of the pork in order for your Nilaga to be successful. Make sure to give enough time for the pork to become tender. This means that you will need to simmer it for a quarter of an hour to a little more than an hour.
Nilagang Baboy or Pork Nilaga
INGREDIENTS
2 lbs. pork (belly or shoulder), cubed
1 medium yellow onion
1 medium Cabbage/Pechay, quartered
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
4 pieces ripe saba banana, sliced in half crosswise *oprtional
1 teaspoon whole peppercorn
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons cooking oil
PROCEDURE
1] Heat the cooking oil in a deep cooking pot.
2] Once the oil becomes hot, saute the onion.
3] Add the whole pepper corn. Continue to cook for 20 seconds.
4] Put-in the pork. Cook until the color turns light brown (about 3 to 5 minutes).
5] Pour-in the beef or pork broth. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 45 to 60 minutes or until the pork becomes tender.
6] Add the saba banana and potatoes. Stir and cook for 12 minutes.
7] Put-in the green leafy vegetables. Add salt to taste. Stir. Cover and continue to cook for 3 minutes.
8] Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve with a spicy fish sauce dipping sauce.