Filipino•comfort
Pocherong Baka
This is a recipe for beef pochero
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 2 hr
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 lbs. beef chuck (cubed)
- 1 Chorizo de Bilbao (sliced crosswise into smaller pieces)
- 1 14.5 oz. can diced tomato
- 1 large baking potato (cubed)
- 12 to 15 pieces long green beans (Baguio beans)
- 1 bunch baby bok choy
- 1/2 head small cabbage
- 1 ripe plantain (or saba, sliced)
- 1 15 oz. can chickpeas (garbanzos)
- 4 to 5 cups beef broth
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 medium yellow onion (minced)
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a cooking pot.
- 2
Once the oil becomes hot saute garlic and onion until soft.
- 3
Add beef chuck. Cook until light brown.
- 4
Add the sliced chorizo. Cook for 1 minute.
- 5
Pour the diced tomatoes into the pot. Stir and cook for 3 minutes.
- 6
Pour the beef broth into the pot, Let boil. Cover and cook until the beef becomes tender.
- 7
Add the chickpeas, potato, and plantains. Stir. Cook for 6 minutes.
- 8
Add the long green beans. Cook for 1 minute.
- 9
Add cabbage and bok choy. Cover and cook for 3 minutes.
- 10
Season with fish sauce and ground black pepper. Continue to cook for 3 minutes.
- 11
Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
- 12
Share and enjoy!