Nilagang Baboy (Pork Soup). Nilagang Baboy or Pork Nilaga is translated as boiled pork in Filipino. This is one of the easiest Filipino soup dishes that anyone can prepare. Although everything in the recipe seems so easy to do, you have to pay special attention to the texture of the pork in order for your Nilaga to be successful.
Nilagang Baboy is a Filipino-style boiled soup perfect for cold weather! Made of fork-tender pork belly, kalabasa, pechay, and flavorful meat broth. Nilagang baboy, or boiled pork, is a simple clear soup made by boiling the meat until soft and then add a variety of vegetables and leaves. You can have Nilagang Baboy (Pork Soup) using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Nilagang Baboy (Pork Soup)
- It's of Onion.
- It's of Garlic.
- Prepare of Bell pepper.
- Prepare of Ginger.
- You need of Pork ribs.
- You need of Water.
- Prepare of Petsay (bok choy).
- You need of Lutya.
- Prepare of Cabbage.
- You need of Fish sauce.
- It's of Salt.
- You need of Pepper.
- You need of cooking Oil.
Nilagang Baboy (or Pork Nilaga) is a classic Filipino soup dish which translates to boiled pork. You boil pork for about an hour, that makes the broth taste so rich, and then you add your favorite vegetables. I kept it simple in this recipe and added only bok choy and potatoes. Nilagang baboy or boiled pork ribs or pork belly with vegetables is a very simple Filipino soup dish.
Nilagang Baboy (Pork Soup) step by step
- Heat the pan. Put cooking oil. Sauté the onion, garlic, bell pepper, and ginger..
- Put the pork ribs and let it sauté for about 15mins..
- Put lutya and water after 15min/20mins. Wait until it boiles..
- After boiling put the petsay(bok choy) and cabbage..
- Put a little salt, pepper and fish sauce to taste..
- And served it with rice..
The good thing about this dish is that you can substitute the vegetables cooked with the pork. And with regards to pork, choose pork ribs with thin layer of fat and remove the skin as much as possible. Nilagang baboy is a Filipino dish and can be considered a novice cook's dish because it is so easy to prepare. My family love it during cold, rainy days, or when any one of us is sick. With the hot soup, chunks of meat and vegetables, it is perfect during those lazy days when all you want is to do is curl.