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.
