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Beef Bulalo (Bone-in Beef Shank Soup)

April 23, 2018 by Manny 3 Comments

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Bulalo is basically beef shank soup with bone marrow still intact inside the bone. This is a very popular dish that is served in special occasions but you can order this dish in Filipino restaurants and fast foods all the time. My favorite part of bulalo is the tendon with the meat attached to the bone but what is really important in and what give the real flavor is the bone marrow. Just don’t eat too much of it because it is really high in cholesterol.

Place the beef shanks in a large casserole. Cover with water. Add the whole onion, garlic (pierced in several places with a sharp pointed knife), bay leaf and peppercorns. Season with salt. Set over high heat and bring to a boil, removing scum as it rises. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for two hours or until the beef is fork-tender. Alternatively, pressure-cook for one hour and 30 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, carefully remove the beef shanks and arrange at the center of individual soup bowls. Strain the broth. Reheat to boiling point. Peel the carrot and potatoes and cut into chunks. Core the cabbage and cut in half. Trim the ends of the pechay. Add the carrots to the broth and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add the potatoes and cabbage leaves and simmer for another 8-10 minutes. Lastly, add the pechay leaves and simmer for another 3 minutes. Scoop the vegetables out and arrange around the bulalo. Pour in hot broth and serve at once.

 

Beef Bulalo
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5 from 2 votes

How to Cook Beef Bulalo

Bulalo is basically beef shank soup with bone marrow still intact inside the bone.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Total Time2 hours hrs
Course: Beef Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: beef bulalo, beef shank soup, bulalong baka
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 447kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/2 kilo beef bulalo bone-in beef shank
  • 1 whole white onion
  • 6 cloves garlic crushed
  • 3 pcs bay leaf
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns cracked
  • salt to taste
  • 2 bunches pechay Chinese cabbage or pei tsai
  • 1/2 head cabbage Napa variety
  • 2 pcs corn in a cob slice 3 pcs each
  • 1 stalk lemongrass pounded and tied into a knot
  • 2 stalks leeks cut into 1 inch
  • 3 pcs star anise
  • 1 thumbsized ginger sliced
  • 1 beef cube optional

Instructions

How to cook bulalo :

  • When buying in a supermarket ask the meat vendor cut the shank crosswise into 1 1/2" thick pieces.
  • The best way to do this is to have it cut with an electric meat saw.
  • Place the beef shanks in a large casserole. Cover with water.
  • Add the onion, garlic, bay leaf, star anise, ginger, lemongrass and peppercorns.
  • Season with salt. Set over high heat and bring to a boil, removing scum as it rises.
  • Lower the heat, cover and simmer for two hours or until the beef is fork-tender.
  • Alternatively, pressure-cook for one hour and 30 minutes.
  • Using a slotted spoon, carefully remove the beef shanks and arrange at the center of individual soup bowls.
  • Strain the broth. Reheat to boiling point. Cut corn into 3 pcs each.
  • Core the cabbage and cut in half. Trim the ends of the pechay.
  • Add the corn to the broth and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
  • Add the cabbage and pechay leaves and simmer for another 3 minutes.
  • Scoop the vegetables out and arrange around the bulalo.
  • Pour in hot broth and serve at once.

Video

 

Beef Bulalo

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Comments

  1. Ericka Grace Murcia

    June 3, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    5 stars
    I really miss home as well as the Filipino food. I will make Bulalo this weekend after work. I am craving a lot and I can’t wait.

    Reply
    • Manny

      October 23, 2017 at 9:27 am

      Hi Ericka, I’m glad you found this recipe and this blog! thanks also for visiting this blog!

      Reply
  2. goldz 09

    September 2, 2008 at 4:58 am

    5 stars
    tnx ur info really help me in my proj.

    Reply

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