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Filipino

Bulalo: Beef Shank and Bone Marrow Soup

🍽 Serves 6⏱ Prep 20 min🔥 Cook 240 min🌍 Filipino

A clear, rich beef broth with tender shank, bone marrow, corn and vegetables.

📍 Batangas · Philippines

The story of the dish

Bulalo comes from Batangas and the Tagaytay ridge, where cattle are raised and roadside eateries serve it steaming hot in the cool highland air.

The name: Bulalo refers to the beef shank and bone marrow used in the soup.

Ingredients

IngredientEUg · mlUScups · spoons
beef shank with bone marrow≈ 2 kg≈ 4½ lb
corn on the cob cut in 3≈ 600 g≈ 3 ears
cabbage quartered≈ 500 g≈ ½ head
green beans≈ 200 g≈ 1½ cups
onion quartered≈ 150 g≈ 1 onion
garlic crushed≈ 24 g≈ 6 cloves
fish sauce≈ 45 ml≈ 3 tbsp
whole peppercorns≈ 3 g≈ 1 tsp
salt≈ 6 g≈ 1 tsp
water≈ 4 l≈ 17 cups

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: large stock pot · ladle · skimmer

Method

  1. Boil the shank 10 minutes, drain and rinse to get a clear broth.
  2. Cover with fresh water, add onion, garlic and peppercorns and simmer gently 3 to 4 hours, skimming.
  3. Season with fish sauce and salt.
  4. Add the corn and cook 15 minutes.
  5. Add the green beans and cabbage and cook 5 minutes more.
  6. Serve very hot with rice and fish sauce with calamansi.
👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips
  • Never let it boil hard: a gentle simmer keeps the broth clear.
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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 6

620kcal
58 gprotein
22 gcarbs
34 gfat

Allergens

Fish

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