5.0 from 12 votes
Balbacua Recipe
Experience a burst of rich Filipino flavors with this Balbacua recipe! Enjoy tenderized ox feet with pineapple chunks, pork and beans, and bell pepper simmered in a hearty stew flavored with annatto, star anise, and peanut butter.
Cook Time
1 hr mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 1483 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 3 pounds ox feet or ox tail or skin or mix
- water for blanching
- 8 cups water
- 1 thumb ginger
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon achuete seeds
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- 1 medium onion
- 5 cloves garlic
- 3 green long chili
- 3 pieces star anise
- 1 small can fermented black beans drained (180 grams)
- ¼ cup tomato paste or ¾ cup tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup peanut butter unsweetened
- 1 small can pineapple chunks drained (137 grams)
- 1 can pork and beans 390 grams
- 1 medium red bell pepper cut into strips
- 1 pc chili labuyo chopped
- fish sauce or salt to taste
Instructions
- Place the ox feet cuts in a pot or pressure cooker. Add just enough water to submerge. Bring to a boil over high heat uncovered. Boil for about 10 min then remove from heat. Discard water and rinse the meat well.
- Add 8 cups of water to the pressure cooker/pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the ox feet, ginger, and salt. Close the lid and pressure cook for 45-60 mins or simmer in a normal pot for 2 hours or until tender. Remove the meat from the broth and set it aside. Reserve about 2 cups of broth.
- In a wide wok or pot, heat oil over medium heat then add achuete seeds. Cook for about 1 minute or until the oil turns deep orange. Remove seeds using a slotted spoon.
- Melt margarine. Sauté onion, garlic, and green chilis until aromatic.
- Add the ox feet, star anise, and black beans. Stir until well distributed.
- Pour 2 cups of the reserved broth. Add tomato paste and peanut butter. Stir until dissolved.
- Add the pineapple chunks, pork and beans, bell pepper, and labuyo. Season with fish sauce or salt as needed. Simmer for 5 minutes or more.
- Turn off heat and transfer to a serving platter. Enjoy with steamed rice.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
1483kcal
(74%)
Carbohydrates
91g
(30%)
Protein
128g
(256%)
Fat
70g
(108%)
Saturated Fat
23g
(115%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Monounsaturated Fat
34g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
388mg
(129%)
Sodium
3548mg
(148%)
Potassium
1446mg
(41%)
Fiber
21g
(84%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
1402IU
(28%)
Vitamin C
63mg
(70%)
Calcium
267mg
(27%)
Iron
20mg
(111%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1483
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1483kcal | 74% |
| Carbohydrates | 91g | 30% |
| Protein | 128g | 256% |
| Fat | 70g | 108% |
| Saturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 34g | 170% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 388mg | 129% |
| Sodium | 3548mg | 148% |
| Potassium | 1446mg | 31% |
| Fiber | 21g | 84% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 1402IU | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 63mg | 70% |
| Calcium | 267mg | 27% |
| Iron | 20mg | 111% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.