Monday, February 11, 2008

"Nilaga" - Beef Soup a Filipino Comfort Food

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My 30min soup recipe when I want something tasty, simple and healthy.

Ingredients
1/2 lbs lean beef cubed
1 bunch bokchoy cut into bitesize
1 tbsp grated ginger
1 med size yellow onion quartered
2 corn cobs cut in half
4 medium size potatos quartered
3 small lemons
1/4 cup low sodium Kikoman soysauce
2 lt water
kosher salt and pepper to taste


Instructions

  1. Add beef, potatos, ginger, onions and corn cobs in water and let it boil for 25 minutes.

  2. Squeeze lemons filtering seeds

  3. Add salt and pepper to taste.

  4. Filter any grease from the water while water is boiling.

  5. Add bokchoy and boil for another 5 minutes



FOR ADDITIONAL TASTEBUD KICK: I squeeze 1 lemon in a sauce plate and add 1/4 cup soy sauce then mix and dip beef and/or bokchoy.

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