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See all pandamartsOne-Pot Balbacua Recipe
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Made from a blend of ingredients that you wouldn’t typically associate together, balbacua perfectly captures the bold flavours of Filipino cuisine. A combination of oxtail, saba bananas, and beans simmered in a tomato, peanut butter, and black bean paste gravy, it's an absolutely delicious meal. Make our rendition of the balbacua recipe from the comfort of your home!
Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Filipino
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Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tsp of cooking oil
- 1.5kg of oxtail, skin-on
- 2 onions, chopped
- 6 cloves of garlic, minced
- 750ml of water
- 500ml of beef stock
- 4 pieces of Saba bananas
- 1 can of pork and beans
- 2 stalks of baby leeks, sliced
- 3 tbsp of peanut butter
- 2 tbsp of tomato paste
- 2 tbsp of black bean paste
- 1 tsp of fish sauce
- ½ tsp of black pepper
Equipment
- 1 pot
Photo: Recipes by Lucelle (WordPress)
Directions
- In a pot over medium heat, add oil and oxtail.
- Sear the oxtail evenly on all sides until brown. Remove and set aside.
- Add onions and garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Pour in water and beef stock, and add the seared oxtail. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 1.5 hours.
- Add the Saba banana, pork and beans, baby leeks, peanut butter, tomato paste, black bean paste, and bring to a boil.
- Once it is boiling, turn the heat down to low and simmer for another 30 minutes.
- Season with fish sauce and black pepper.
- Ladle into a bowl and serve!
Other Proteins
While an authentic balbacua recipe calls to use skin-on oxtail, they can be rather pricey in your markets. If you’d like a cheaper alternative, try a combination of ox skin and beef ribs to emulate the taste of oxtail.