Authentic Bacolod Kansi

Name: Authentic Bacolod Kansi
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1 kg · 2¼ lb beef shank with bone marrow; 150 g · 5¼ oz medium yellow onion or white onion, chopped; 1 stalk lemongrass, pounded; 15 g · ½ oz green chilies; 15 g · ½ oz red chilies; 150 g · 5¼ oz tomatoes, cut; 450 g · 3 cups green jackfruit; 30 g · 2 tbsp Mama Sita's Sinigang Mix (tamarind version); 5 g · 1 tsp Mama Sita's annatto powder; 6 g · 1 tsp salt; 1½ l · 6 cups water

🌍 Filipino

Kansi is an iconic Filipino recipe that combines the best of bulalo and sinigang with green jackfruit and a signature sour flavor. Using Mama Sita's Sinigang Mix makes it super easy to recreate this rich, comforting soup with tender beef and rich bone marrow at home.

📍 Bacolod · Philippines

The story of the dish

Kansi originated in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, as a sour broth dish combining traditional Filipino sour soups with local beef shank and tamarind. It evolved from the broader Filipino kansi tradition, where beef shank with bone marrow simmers in a tamarind-based broth, often enjoyed as a comforting main dish with rice.

The name: Kansi means 'sour' in Cebuano, reflecting the dish's characteristic tangy broth

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
beef shank with bone marrow	1 kg	2¼ lb
medium yellow onion or white onion chopped	150 g	5¼ oz
stalk lemongrass pounded	1	1
green chilies	15 g	½ oz
red chilies	15 g	½ oz
tomatoes cut	150 g	5¼ oz
green jackfruit	450 g	3 cups
Mama Sita's Sinigang Mix (tamarind version)	≈ 30 g	≈ 2 tbsp
Mama Sita's annatto powder	≈ 5 g	≈ 1 tsp
salt	≈ 6 g	≈ 1 tsp
water	≈ 1½ l	≈ 6 cups

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

Tools & equipment

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Mama Sita's Tamarind Seasoning Mix 50g	🛒 Buy	🛒 Buy
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Also used: pot

Method

Place the beef shank in a pot, cover it with water, bring to a boil, strain, and wash the meat to remove impurities and get a clear stock.
Slice the onion and cut the tomatoes.
Put the meat back into the pot or pressure cooker, cover with water, and add the onion, tomatoes, and pounded lemongrass.
Cook using a pressure cooker for 30 minutes until the beef is super tender.
Transfer back to the pot, add Mama Sita's Sinigang Mix, green jackfruit, red and green chilies, and annatto powder.
Simmer for another 3 to 4 minutes until ready.

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Do not use red onion, use yellow or white onion.
Buy green jackfruit for cooking; do not buy yellow jackfruit as it is for dessert.
Washing the boiled beef removes impurities to produce a super clear stock.
Mama Sita's Sinigang Mix (tamarind version) is used to replace the sourness and bitterness of batwan fruit.

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