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cansi recipe

Cansi

A sour soup featuring tender beef shanks, unripe jackfruit, batwan, and colored from annatto seeds. An especially delicious dish for cold and rainy days.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs. beef shank
  • 2 stalks lemongrass tied into knots with the thick end crushed
  • 1 plum tomato wedged
  • 3 pieces long green chili siling pansigang
  • 3 pieces hot red chili pepper optional
  • 7 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 medium yellow onion wedged
  • 4 tablespoons annatto oil
  • 1 beef cube
  • 2 packs sinigang sa sampaloc mix 20g
  • 3 cups unripe jackfruit sliced
  • 8 to 10 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce patis

Instructions
 

  • Heat the annatto oil in a soup pot or pressure cooker.
  • Once the oil is hot, add the crushed garlic and cook until it turns light brown.
  • Add the beef shank. Cook one side for about 30 seconds to a minute, then flip it over and cook the other side for a similar amount of time.
  • Pour in the water and let it come to a boil.
  • Add the onion, tomato, and beef cube, and give it a good stir.
  • Toss in the lemongrass, then cover the pressure cooker and cook for 30 minutes. If you're using a regular soup pot, simmer the beef over low heat for 2 to 3 hours, adding more water if needed.
  • Carefully remove the pressure cooker's cover and apply heat to bring the mixture to a boil again.
  • Stir in the jackfruit and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add the chili peppers and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Empty the contents of the sinigang mix packages into the pot, stir, and add the fish sauce. Cook for another 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Transfer your delicious creation to a serving bowl and enjoy!