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Beef Nilaga Recipe

Beef Nilaga or Nilagang Baka is literally translated as “Boiled Beef”. This is a simple soup dish best served during rainy and cold weather. Have you noticed the similarity of this dish to that of the Bulalo and Beef Pochero?

I highly recommend this dish to those who are learning how to cook because it takes almost no effort at all to prepare (just have patience in tenderizing the meat). This was actually the first dish that Iโ€™ve tried after fried egg ;).

Try this simple Filipino food: Beef Nilaga

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By: Vanjo Merano 28 Comments Updated: 11/22/24

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Beef Nilaga or Nilagang Baka is literally translated as “Boiled Beef”. This is a simple soup dish best served during rainy and cold weather. Have you noticed the similarity of this dish to that of the Bulalo and Beef Pochero?

Beef Nilaga

I highly recommend this dish to those who are learning how to cook because it takes almost no effort at all to prepare (just have patience in tenderizing the meat). This was actually the first dish that Iโ€™ve tried after fried egg.

This Nilaga recipe is the best that I’ve tried. This is quite unique because of the use of carrots. It makes the dish more colorful and adds vitamins such as Vitamin A to the meal — making it more nutritious. I like having beef nilaga when it is very hot. It keeps me feel warm on cold days and gives me the nourishment that I need.

Try this simple Beef Nilaga recipe and send us your feedback.

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Beef Nilaga Recipe

Prep: 10 minutes minutes
Cook: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Total: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs beef brisket cubed
  • 1 big potato cubed
  • 1 bok choy or pechay
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 2 medium sized carrots chopped crosswise (w/ length of about 2 inches)
  • 1 tbsp whole pepper corn
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce patis

Instructions

  • Saute the onion until texture becomes soft
  • Add-in the beef brisket and cook for about 5 minutes
  • Add the fish sauce and whole pepper corn then mix well
  • Pour the water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 1 to 2 hours (or 30 minutes if using pressure cooker)
  • Put-in the vegetables starting with the potato and the carrots. Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes
  • Add the bok choy (Pechay). Cover the pot and turn off the heat. Let it stay for 5 minutes.
  • Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Serving: 6g
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Vanjo Merano is the creator of PanlasangPinoy.com. His goal is to introduce Filipino Food and Filipino Cuisine to the rest of the world. This blog was the first step that he took.

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  1. Robert Scott says

    Posted on 6/3/21 at 6:08 pm

    Bok choy in Nilaga? Ok but during my 5 years in the Phil’s my girlfriends, wife and mother in law all used cabbage. We used baboy usually. Neuva Ecija.

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  2. Karen says

    Posted on 4/18/19 at 1:49 pm

    Hi! Can I add tomato and long sili?

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    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 4/19/19 at 3:19 pm

      Long green pepper can be added. However, I do not recommend adding tomato for this dish. You might want to check this beef sinigang recipe if you want to add tomato to your soup.

      Reply
  3. Jing says

    Posted on 3/6/18 at 8:22 pm

    5 stars
    Where did you get your lemon squeezer? Been looking for something like that. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  4. MaryLou Jacinto says

    Posted on 12/29/15 at 6:32 am

    Hi! I was born in the states my father is a native of the Philippines and my mother is mestiza so I am 3/4 Filipino but I consider myself Filipina because of my upbringing and I love the food. My parents divorced when I was young and my father remarried a Pinay who is an excellent cook. I love to cook and try new dishes. My family loves my cooking but at the next gathering I can’t wait to see their expressions when I show up with some of the popular Filipino dishes I think I can pull it off with your easy to follow instructions & videos. Thanks so much!

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  5. Presoshky says

    Posted on 10/5/15 at 9:54 am

    I wouldn’t be cooking now without your website. Thank you at the age of 36, I finally know how to cook! Kinda late bloomer, I should say.

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