Nilaga (literally means ‘boiled’) can be either pork or beef just as long as you use the boney parts with some meat bits in them with vegetables. This is very easy to make just throw everything in the pot and let the meat cook until tender.
Nilagang Baka recipe is a fairly easy dish to prepare. It only involves one basic process–boiling. This recipe involves a slow cooking process (boiling).

Estimated Cooking Time:
1 to 2 hours
Nilagang Baka Ingredients:
* 1 kilo beef, cut into 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 cubes
* 8 potatoes cut the same size as the beef
* 1 bundle pechay cut into 2 pieces
* 1 small cabbage, quartered
* 5 onions, diced
* 1 head garlic, minced
* 4 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
* 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
* 10 corns of black pepper
* 1 liter of water
* Salt and pepper to taste
How To Cook Nilagang Baka:
1). In a big casserole, heat oil and sauté the garlic and onions.
2). Add water, the beef, black pepper and patis. Bring to a boil then simmer for 1 hour or until the beef is tender.
3). Add the potatoes. Continue to simmer until potatoes are cooked.
4). Add the cabbage then the pechay. Do not over cook the vegetables.
5). Add salt and pepper to taste.
You can substitute the beef with chicken or pork. Best served while hot with plain white steamed rice.
Note: Image may vary with the end result of this recipe.
Nilagang Baka Image by Allan Reyes shared via Flickr (March 19, 2013) under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) license.
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perfect for the cold weather…
perfect dish during rainy days
Nilagang Baka is perfect for the chilly weather we're having! 😀 I'm not a big fan of the beef in nilaga itself, but I love the hearty soup!
so that is what slow cooking means =p anyway, i love this dish and it is one of our regular dishes at home
thanks for sharing.. we usually cook this and include japanese corn 10-20 minutes before its cooked.. so good!
All time favorite.
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
One of my all-time comfort food, especially on a rainy day. Not to mention it's a complete meal in itself. Thanks for sharing this, Ron.
ONe of my favorite sawa ng ulam… with patis, sili and kalamansi!
Nilaga is very easy to cook. Pero pag baka na, it takes a longer while to have them really really tender.
Very easy to cook and perfect for the rainy days.
Not a real fan of beef nilaga 'coz of the sebo which I hated so much. Neverthless this one looks yummy and just perfect especially the desire for hot soup during the rainy days.
yummy..I love to eat these palatable dish
i tried cooking this one time for my husband and he just told me that its a soup hahhaha! well, yeah its a soupy food/dish.
All of a sudde, I missed my mom's version of the nilagang baka.
Hey po! I just want to know kung ano ang substitute for pechay/bok choy? And patis rin po? I want to cook this recipe. Im looking forward for the answer.ty