Nilagang Baboy (Pork Short Ribs Soup)

Ingredients

• 2 pounds of pork short ribs, cut into smaller pieces
• 2 medium sized potato, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 cabbage, cut into quarters
• 1 medium-sized onion, cut into quarters
• 1 large thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and sliced lengthwise
• 5 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon of whole peppercorns
• 1-2 tablespoons of fish sauce (patis)
• salt
• pepper