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Nilagang Baboy (Boiled Pork and Vegetables)

Every culture has its version of boiled meat and vegetables. In the Philippines, the generic nilaga (literally, boiled) can refer to boiled beef and vegetables, boiled chicken and vegetables or boiled pork and vegetables. What the vegetables are vary. But, almost always, there is a combination of leafy and non-leafy vegetables.

Boiled Pork ribs with cabbage and sweet potato soup

This is another updated version of two old nilagang baboy recipes. What’s new in this version? Sweet potatoes in lieu of carrots and potatoes. The natural sweetness of both the cabbage and sweet potatoes is just the perfect foil for the salty broth seasoned with patis (fish sauce).

Nilagang Baboy (Boiled Pork Ribs With Vegetables)

Pork ribs browned in the oven are simmered with onion, garlic, peppercorns and patis (fish sauce) until tender before cabbage and sweeet potato wedges are added.
Boiled Pork ribs with cabbage and sweet potato soup
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Modern Filipino
Keyword: pork
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram pork ribs cut into serving size pieces
  • 1 whole onion unpeeled, cut into halves
  • 1 whole garlic
  • 1 teaspoon peppercorns
  • patis (fish sauce) to taste

For the vegetables

  • 1 medium head white cabbage cut into quarters
  • 500 grams sweet potatoes peeled and cut into wedges

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425F.
  • Arrange the pork ribs on a rack in a single layer. Place a tray beneath the rack to catch the drippings.
  • Roast the pork ribs for 15 to 20 minutes until browned in spots.
  • Meanwhile, pour about eight cups of water in a pot.
  • Add the onion, garlic and peppercorns. Bring to the boil.
  • After 15 to 20 minutes in the oven, take out the pork ribs.
  • With the liquid in the pot boiling profusely, drop the pork ribs one at a time. Season with three tablespoons patis (fish sauce).
  • When the liquid is boiling once more, turn down the heat to low, cover the pot and simmer the pork for an hour to an hour and a half.
  • When the pork is almost done, or about 20 minutes before cooking time is up, drop the cabbage and sweet potatoes into the broth, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Taste the broth one last time, add more patis if necessary, simmer for another five minutes or until the vegetables are done.
  • Ladle the pork and vegetables into soup bowls and serve hot.

Cook’s Notes

Why roast the pork ribs before simmering in water? Two reasons:
Roasting caramelizes the natural sugars of the pork which results in a richly flavored broth.
Roasting the meat prevents scum from forming in the broth.
Soup with boiled pork ribs, cabbage and sweet potatoes
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Hello and welcome! I'm a retired lawyer and columnist, wife for 29 years, mom of two, and a passionate cook. What is this blog about? Recipes for dishes we have cooked at home since 2003.

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