Nilat-ang Baboy/Nilagang Baboy recipe (Pork Stew)

Nilat-ang Baboy/Nilagang Baboy (Pork Stew)

Nilat-ang Baboy (Visayan name) or Nilagang Baboy (Tagalog name) is a native Filipino dish that has been passed on for generations in the Philippines. Our archipelago which is composed of different islands also have different native dishes. Some are cooked the same way or with the same ingredients but are just under a different name. The taste might also vary but it's the same g1 ist. The origin of the dishes however are difficult to ascertain. So I am just going to claim this is how it is being cooked in Cebu. :D

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kilo pork (belly/ribs) cut into pieces
• 1/2 cabbage (slice)
• 9 pieces of string green beans (cut into 2-inch sizes)
• 4 slices of red squash
• 2 cloves of garlic (sliced)
• 1 onion (sliced)
• 1 tomato (sliced)
• 1 ginger (sliced) -depends on preference
• 1 bundle of small pechay
• 1/2 MSG sachet
• salt to taste

How to prepare:

1. Fill 3/4 cooking pot with water.
2. Add all the pork, squash, string beans, onion, tomato, garlic, and ginger in the pot.
   
3. Let it boil for 1 1/2 hr or whenever the pork is tender to perfection.
4. Water will evaporate during this time. If the pork is still not tender, add water again until it has filled 3/4 of the pot. Continue doing this until meat is tender.
5. Once meat is tender, Add the cabbage and pechay. 
   
6. Season with 1/2 MSG sachet.
7. Add salt to suit taste.
8. Wait for it to boil one more time and then serve.