Filipino stew or soup made from pork or beef with various vegetables
Nilaga (also written as nilagà ) is a traditional meat stew or soup from the Philippines , made with boiled beef (nilagang baka ) or pork (nilagang baboy ) mixed with various vegetables such as sweet corn , potatoes , kale , and bok choy . It is typically eaten with white rice and is served with soy sauce , patis (fish sauce), labuyo chilis , and calamansi on the side.[ 1]
Description
Nilagang baka over white rice
Nilagang manok
Nilaga is one of the simplest dishes in the Philippines. It typically uses tender and fatty cuts of meat like sirloin , pork belly , ribs or brisket . These are boiled until fork-tender then spiced with onions , garlic , salt , whole black peppercorns , scallions , patis (fish sauce), and sometimes lemongrass , ginger , star anise , or bay leaves . The broth is also commonly enriched with bouillon cubes . Various vegetables are then added with the dish. The most basic vegetables used are pechay (or cabbage ) and potatoes . Other vegetables that can be used include carrots , saba bananas , calabaza , string beans , tomatoes , celery , broccoli , cauliflower , chayote , corn on the cob , baby corn , bell peppers , and sweet potatoes , among others.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Nilaga can be eaten on its own, but it is typically eaten with white rice . It is served with soy sauce , patis (fish sauce), labuyo chilis , and calamansi on the side, which can be added to taste.[ 5]
Similar dishes
Chicken or seafood versions of the dish are usually called tinola . Nilaga is very similar to other dishes like bulalo , linat-an , lauya , and cansi . Nilaga can be distinguished in that it has a broth (bouillon) base, made with tender meaty and fatty cuts of beef or pork. The other dishes have a stock base, made by using bone marrow and collagen -rich cuts of beef and pork (like beef shank and ham hocks ).[ 8] [ 9]
"Nilaga" (which means "boiled" in Tagalog ) is also used for other unrelated dishes like boiled peanuts, corn on the cob, or saba bananas .[ 10]
See also
References
^ "Nilagang Baboy (Boiled Pork and Vegetables)" . Casa Veneracion . Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ Cailan, Alvin; Cuerdo, Alexandra (2020). Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 27– 28. ISBN 9781328931733 .
^ "Nilagang Baboy" . Pinoy Cooking Recipes . Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ "Nilagang Baboy" . Lutong Filipino . January 9, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ a b "Nilagang Baka Recipe" . Panlasang Pinoy . Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ Besa-Quirino, Betty Ann (May 6, 2018). "Nilagang Baboy- Pork Stew with Vegetables" . Asian in America . Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ "Beef Nilaga Pressure Cooker Recipe (Nilagang Baka)" . Riverten Kitchen . May 29, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ Miranda, Roselle. "What's The Difference: Bulalo vs Nilaga" . Yummy.ph . Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ "Bulalo (Beef with Bone Marrow Soup)" . Easy Filipino Cooking . April 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ Ponseca, Nicole; Trinidad, Miguel (2018). I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook . Artisan Books. pp. 31, 96. ISBN 9781579658823 .
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