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Balbacua Recipe
Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 101 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 5 lbs. cow trotters
- 1 Knorr beef cube
- 1 bunch lemongrass (white part) cut in 4-inch pieces
- 1 bell pepper sliced
- 3 tablespoons salted black beans
- 1 bunch green onions cut in 2-inch pieces
- 3 Jalapeno pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 10 cups water
- 2 teaspoons annatto powder
- 5 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 knobs ginger crushed
- Fish sauce to taste
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Sauté garlic, onion, and ginger until the onion softens. Set aside.
- Combine trotters, 10 cups water, ground black pepper, and lemongrass in a cooking pot. Let it boil. Adjust the stove to the lowest heat setting and then simmer for 3 hours or until the meat and fibers on the trotters soften.
- Remove the lemongrass. Add the annatto powder, sauteed aromatics (onion, garlic, and ginger), salted black beans, and Knorr Beef Cube. Continue cooking for 30 minutes.
- Add jalapeno, bell pepper, and green onions. Cook for 10 minutes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
101kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
0.03mg
(0%)
Sodium
390mg
(16%)
Potassium
259mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
883IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
39mg
(43%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 101
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 101kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 390mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 259mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 883IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 39mg | 43% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.