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Ginataang Baka – Beef in Coconut Milk with Green Beans and Spinach
This is a recipe for Ginataang Baka – Beef in Coconut Milk with Green Beans and Spinach
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 2 hr
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs. Beef chuck (paypay, cubed)
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 ½ cups long green beans (cut in 1 inch pieces)
- 1 medium red onion (chopped)
- 3 thumbs ginger (sliced into thin strips)
- 5 to 10 pieces Thai chili pepper
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 3 to 4 tablespoons fish sauce (patis)
- 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 4 to 6 cups water
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil on a cooking pot.
- 2
Saute onion, garlic and ginger.
- 3
Once the onion becomes soft, saute beef until it turns light brown.
- 4
Pour coconut milk and add water. Stir. Cover the pot and continue to cook between low to medium heat for 1 hour.
- 5
Add chili peppers. Cook for 30 minutes to 1 hour until the beef gets tender.
- 6
Add green beans. Cover the pot and cook for 3 minutes.
- 7
Season with fish sauce and ground black pepper.
- 8
Put the spinach into the pot and cook for 1 minute.
- 9
Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
- 10
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