Tendon Soup

Sopas na Litid ng Baka

(Tendon Soup)

Beef tendon has a chewy and sticky flavour, a regular ingredient in a bowl of 

Vietnamese noodles. We used tendon, meat and lemon in making our own

 Pinoy style soup.

Ingredients :

• 500 grams  beef tendon
• 500 grams beef
• 1 stalk of celery
• 2 stalks of spring onions
• 1-2 slices of lemon
• Tendon broth
• 1 onion
• Beef bouillon
• Fish sauce
• peppercorn
• 1 onion
• 1 thumb size garlic
• 3 cloves of garlic
• Cooking oil
• Salt to taste

Directions :

* To tenderize the beef tendon :  Put in a large pot with 4 cups of water, add onion and cook for about 3-4 hrs. Use pressure cooker to reduce cooking time.

• Saute' ginger, garlic and onion.
• Add beef and fry until golden brown.
• Add tendon and season with fish sauce.
• Pour water and add bouillon (add water, 2 inch covering the meat)
• Add the peppercorn, sliced of lemon, celery and green onion.
• Add salt to taste, cover and simmer in medium high heat, until the meat is tender.