22/04/2025
Balbacua Recipe
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
3 pounds ox feet,water
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.
8 cups water,1 thumb ginger,1 tablespoon salt
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.
2 tablespoons oil,1 tablespoon achuete seeds
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.
1 tablespoon margarine,1 medium onion,5 cloves garlic,3 green long chili
Melt margarine. Sauté onion, garlic, and green chilis until aromatic.
3 pieces star anise,1 small can fermented black beans
Add the ox feet, star anise, and black beans. Stir until well distributed.
¼ cup tomato paste,⅓ cup peanut butter
Pour 2 cups of the reserved broth. Add tomato paste and peanut butter. Stir until dissolved.
1 small can pineapple chunks,1 can pork and beans,1 medium red bell pepper,1 pc chili labuyo,Fish sauce or salt
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.
