Cansi Recipe (Ilonggo Bulalo and Sinigang in one Delicious Soup Dish)
This is a recipe for Cansi. It is a beef shank soup with unripe jackfruit in sour broth.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. beef shank
- 2 stalks lemongrass tied into knots with thick end crushed
- 1 plum tomato wedged
- 3 pieces long green chili siling pansigang
- 3 pieces hot red chili pepper optional
- 7 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 medium yellow onion wedged
- 4 tablespoons annatto oil
- 1 beef cube
- 2 20g pack Sinigang sa sampaloc mix
- 3 cups sliced unripe jackfruit
- 8 to 10 cups water
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce patis
Instructions
- Heat Annatto oil in a soup pot or pressure cooker.
- Put the garlic in once the oil gets hot. Cook until the garlic turns light brown.
- Add the beef shank. Cook one side for 30 seconds to one minute. Turn it over to cook the other side for about the same time.
- Pour water. Let boil.
- Add the onion, tomato, and beef cube. Stir.
- Add the lemongrass. Cover the pressure cooker and cook for 30 minutes. Note: if using a regular soup pot, cook the beef in low heat for 2 to 3 hours. Add more water if needed.
- Safely remove the cover of the pressure cooker. Apply heat and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Stir-in the jackfruit and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the peppers. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pour the contents of the sinigang mix package. Stir. Add fish sauce. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve.
- Share and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 4g