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Beef Potato and Pechay Soup

Beef Potato and Pechay Soup

Beef Potato and Pechay Soup is the ultimate comfort food inspired by the beloved Filipino Picadillo Soup. This soup will warm you up with tender beef ribs, hearty potatoes, nutritious pechay, and a rich and flavorful tomato-beef broth.

⏱ Prep: 0 min ⏱ Cook: 400 min

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion, peeled and chopped
  • 3 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • 2 lb beef short ribs
  • 5 ripe Roma tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 5 cup water
  • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 bunch pechay, chopped
  • 0 salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Sauté garlic, onion until they soften and smell nice.

  2. Brown the beef short ribs. Cook tomatoes until softened and release juices. Add fish sauce.

  3. Cook the meat. Add water and Bring it to a boil. skimming off any foam on top. Turn down the heat and cover it, and let it simmer gently until beef ribs are fork-tender. Add more water in ½ cup increments to maintain about 5 cups of broth.

  4. Cook potatoes until tender.

  5. Cook pechay until tender but crisp.

  6. Sprinkle in salt and pepper to taste.

  7. This hearty beef soup is delicious and satisfying as a main dish for lunch or dinner, served with steamed rice and fried fish, such as ukoy na dilis and crispy fried smelt fish.