A Filipino style pork soup full of healthy vegetables such as potatoes, cabbage, and green beans. The pork is boiled until meltingly tender and the vegetables simmered creating a light, filling, and naturally sweet broth.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 551kcal
Author: Mella
Ingredients
600gramsporkcut into serving pieces
4 to 5cupswater
2medium size potatoescut into four cubes
1medcarrotcut into pieces
1largeyellow onionsliced
6pcsgreen beansends trimmed and cut into two segments
Boil pork and half of the onion in a pot of water until fork tender. Remove the scum as it rises. Note that cooking time may vary depending on the pork cut.
Add remaining onions, carrots or sweet potatoes and potatoes. Cook for 10 minutes until vegetables are half tender.
Season with fish sauce, salt and ground black pepper. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
Add green beans, cabbage and other greens. Cover with lid and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off heat. Let residual heat finish cooking the vegetables. Serve with a bowl of rice. Enjoy!
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Notes
Recommended pork cuts for pork nilaga are pork ribs, pork belly, and pork butt or shoulder.
Cooking time will depend on the cut of the pork. The thicker the meat, the longer the cooking time.
Cover the pot with a lid so that the water will not evaporate while the pork is cooking.
Wash the meat thoroughly before boiling.
Other vegetable options: sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, long beans, saba banana, napa cabbage or pakchoy/ bok choy.