Bulalo Beef Stew Recipe

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 3 hours and 30 minutes

Total time: 4 hours

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

2 lbs beef shank with marrow bone,

1lb beef bones

2 cloves garlic, diced

5 stalks of green onions

2 stalk of lemon grass 

1 tbsp ginger, chopped

2 medium sweet corns cut in halves

2 long green peppers, chopped

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 bunch bok choy

2 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp whole peppercorns

2 medium potatoes, quartered

1 medium cabbage, quartered

1 /4 cup tomato puree

Cooking Direction:

1. Pour the water in a large stockpot, bring to a boil. Add the beef shank, ginger, onion, garlic, long green pepper, whole peppercorns, lemon grass, brown sugar, tomato puree and fish sauce. Let it simmer for about 2 hours. Skim off the scum on the surface of the boiling stock or soup. Simmer for another 1 hour to make sure that the meat is tender. Add more water or stock if needed.

2. Transfer the shank to a bowl. Leave the bones and continue boiling for another 1 hour. Get the bones and transfer it to a bowl. Strain the stock with a cheese cloth or with a very fine strainer. 

3. Return the cooked shank to the strained stock; bring to a boil, add the sweet corns and potatoes let it simmer for about 5 minutes. Season with salt.

4. Add the cabbage and the bok choy. Let it stand for another 1 minute. Cover with the lid and serve.

Note: Use Pressure cooker as an option if you want to cook faster and easier. Let the shank boil for at least 1-2 hours.