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Bulalo Mami

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Bulalo Mami

Bulalo Mami is a deeply beefy noodle soup with corn, greens, and tender shank.

4 hours 30 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Bulalo Mami

  • 2 beef leg bones, each cut into 3–4 pieces
  • 1.5 kg beef shanks
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 2 large red onions, quartered
  • 2 large corn, each cut into 5 pieces
  • 5 spring onion stalks, chopped
  • Leafy vegetables such as bok choy or cabbage
  • Water
  • Sea salt and/or fish sauce, to taste
  • Fine egg noodles
  • Chopped spring onions, for garnish
  • Crispy fried shallots, for garnish

How to cook Bulalo Mami

  1. 1.Cover bones, onions, and peppercorns with water; boil, then simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
  2. 2.Strain broth, chill until fat solidifies, then lift off and discard the fat.
  3. 3.Return clear broth, bones, and shanks to a pot; boil, skim, then simmer 30 minutes.
  4. 4.Add corn and simmer 1 hour, until beef is tender; add leafy vegetables for the final 3 minutes.
  5. 5.Season with salt or fish sauce and pepper. Cook noodles separately, then bowl with beef, vegetables, broth, spring onion, and fried shallots.
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