Balbacua Recipe
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 101kcal
Ingredients
- 5 lbs. cow trotters
- 1 Knorr Beef Cube
- 1 bunch lemongrass (white part) cut in 4-inch pieces
- 1 bell pepper sliced
- 3 tablespoons salted black beans
- 1 bunch green onions cut in 2-inch pieces
- 3 Jalapeno pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 10 cups water
- 2 teaspoons annatto powder
- 5 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 knobs ginger crushed
- Fish sauce to taste
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Sauté garlic, onion, and ginger until the onion softens. Set aside.
- Combine trotters, 10 cups water, ground black pepper, and lemongrass in a cooking pot. Let it boil. Adjust the stove to the lowest heat setting and then simmer for 3 hours or until the meat and fibers on the trotters soften.
- Remove the lemongrass. Add the annatto powder, sauteed aromatics (onion, garlic, and ginger), salted black beans, and Knorr Beef Cube. Continue cooking for 30 minutes.
- Add jalapeno, bell pepper, and green onions. Cook for 10 minutes.
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Nutrition
Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 0.03mg | Sodium: 390mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 883IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg