FILIPINO FOOD RECIPES

Filipino Food: Suman na Mongo

2012-01-05T02:15:00.000-08:00

Filipino Food Recipe: Suman na Mongo

Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients

1 cup malagkit (glutinous rice)
1 cup mongo
1-1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cups coco milk
coco cream from 1 grated coconut

Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients

1. Soak, grind, and drain malagkit in a muslin bag (sako sa harina) to get a mealy dough like that used for palitao.
2. Cook mongo in water until soft (and mushy). Drain the water. Use a colander. Set aside.
3. Prepare latik and oil from coco cream.
4. Boil coco milk and sugar until thick. Add cooked mongo and cook like Bukayo.
5. Combine this mixture with mealy malagkit thoroughly and wrap measured amounts in banana leaves (wilted by passing over an open flame).
6. Steam 30 minutes...and the Filipino Food recipe of Suman is ready to serve..! Enjoy it !

Filipino Tortang Talong (Eggplant Omelet)

2011-12-04T21:41:00.000-08:00

Filipino Tortang Talong (Eggplant Omelet)
Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients :

2 to 4 talong (eggplants), average size
2 to 3 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper, to taste
oil, for frying

Filipino Food Recipe Instructions :

Broil eggplants until tender (the skins are charred and blister appears).
Once cool, peel off the skins of the eggplant and retain the crown and the stem. Gently flatten its meat by using the back of a fork. Set aside.
In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper.
In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Dip each eggplant, one at a time into the egg mixture. Gently bring the bowl near the skillet and tip, lowering the eggplant onto the heated oil.
Fry until golden brown on one side, then turn and brown the other. Drain on paper towels. Keep warm and serve.

Filipino Food: Guinataang Halo-Halo (Coconut Milk Medley)

2011-11-30T21:37:00.000-08:00

Guinataang Halo-Halo (Coconut Milk Medley)
Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients :

5 cups fresh coconut milk (or 1 can coconut milk, diluted with 4 cups water)
1 pandan leaf
1/2 cup sugar
2 gabi (taro root or yam), cut into cubes
2 ripe saba (plantain bananas), cut into cubes
1 medium sweet potato, cut into cubes
1/2 cup preserved langka, drained and cut into strips
2 tbsp. quick-cooking tapioca

Filipino Food Recipe Instructions :

Simmer coconut milk and pandan leaf over moderate heat. Stir in sugar until dissolved.
Add sweet potato, gabi and saba(plantain bananas) into simmering coconut milk and cook for 20 minutes or until soft.
Add langka and tapioca. (If using regular tapioca, add it with the sweet potatoes because it takes longer to cook.)
Tapioca is cooked when it turns clear. If a white spot is still visible in the center, cook until it disappears for about 5 minutes more. Taste and add more sugar if necessary.
Serves 6 to 8.

VARIATION:
Add bilo-bilo after tapioca is fully cooked. Guinataang Bilo-bilo (Glutinous Rice Flour Balls in Coconut Syrup)

To make bilo-bilo, combine 1 cup glutinous rice flour with 1/2 cup water, mix until well blended, knead a few times until smooth. (Follow Bilo-bilo procedure, see recipe.) Add sticky rice balls to simmering coconut milk. Remove from heat when all balls float to the top.

Filipino Food Recipe: Pork Sinigang Recipe

2011-11-22T00:53:00.000-08:00

Filipino food Recipe: Pork Sinigang
Try this traditional Filipino Food ....

Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients:

3/4 kilo Pork, cut into chunks
3 tomatoes, sliced
2 onions, diced
5 cloves of garlic, minced
100 grams Kangkong (river spinach)
100 grams String beans
2 pieces horse radishes, sliced
3 pieces gabi (taro), pealed
2 pieces sili pag sigang (green finger pepper)
200 grams sampalok (tamarind)
3 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
1 liter of rice wash or water

Filipino Food Recipe Instructions:

* Boil sampalok in water until the shell shows cracks. Let cool then peal off the shells and with a strainer, pour samplalok (including water) into a bowl. Gently massage the sampalok meat off
the seeds, strain again.
* In a pot, sauté garlic and onion then add the tomatoes. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
* Add pork and fish sauce then add the rice wash. Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes then add the gabi. Continue to simmer for another 15 minutes or until the pork is tender.
* Add the horse radish and simmer for 10 minutes then add the string beans, kangkong and sili (for spice-optional). Let boil for 2 minutes.
* Serve piping hot.
The sinigang pork Filipino food recipe is ready to serve...enjoy !
Filipino Food Recipe : beef-morcon-recipe

Filipino Food Recipe: Beef Morcon Recipe

2011-09-19T01:06:00.000-07:00

Filipino food recipes: Beef Morcon Recipe

Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients:

1 kilo beef, sliced 1/4 inch thick (3 pcs.
1/4 kilo ground beef liver
200 grams sliced sausages or ham
200 grams pork fat (cut is strips)
3 hard boiled eggs, sliced
100 grams cheddar cheese in strips
100 grams grated cheddar cheese
2 onions, chopped
5 bay leaf (laurel)
1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1/2 cup vinegar
2 teaspoon salt
2 cups of water
2 meters thread or string (for tying)

Filipino Food Recipe Instructions:

Spread and stretch the sliced beef on your working table.
Arrange the filling on the sliced beef: sausage strips, cheese strips, sliced eggs, pork fat and some ground liver. Roll the sliced beef with all the filling inside and secure with a thread or string. Repeat the procedure for the two remaining beef slices. On a pot, place the beef rolls and put the water, the remaining ground liver, grated cheese, chopped onions, bay leaves, ground black pepper and salt.
Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for one hour. Add the vinegar and continue to simmer of another hour or until beef is tender. Slice the beef morcon, arrange on a platter and top with the sauce/ gravy poured on top. The nice Beef Morcon Filipino food Recipe is ready to serve.....great taste. Enjoy !
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Filipino Food Recipe : Bibingkang Galapong

2011-09-15T02:16:00.000-07:00

Filipino Food Recipe : Bibingkang Galapong

FILIPINO FOOD RECIPE INGREDIENTS

4 eggs, well-beaten
1 cup sugar
2 cups rice flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups coconut milk (2nd or more presses; see separate recipe)
1/4 cup melted margarine
2 tbsps. baking powder
1/4 cup coco cream (first press)
1/4 cup sugar for topping

FILIPINO FOOD RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS
1. Add sugar to beaten eggs.
2. Combine salt and rice flour; add to egg mixture.
3. Add melted margarine and baking powder.
4. Pour into banana-leaf lined mold.
5. Bake in 375 degree Fahrenheit oven.
6. Brush top with coco cream and sugar; bake until golden crust is formed.
7. Makes 3 large bibingkas...enjoy the Filipino food !

Filipino Food Recipe : Grilled Squid or Inihaw na Pusit

2011-08-30T02:13:00.000-07:00

Filipino Food Recipe : Grilled Squid or Inihaw na Pusit

Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients

1 kilo medium to large fresh squid
1 bottle or 1 cup Sprite or 7-up (for extra sweetness)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tablespoons Calamansi juice
2 Tablespoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons cracked black pepper

Optional stuffing for body cavity

2 medium-sized onions, sliced
2 medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
salt and pepper for seasoning

FILIPINO FOOD RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

1. Wash the squids well. Remove the long thin membrane in the head and body and slit the eyes to bring out the ink. Wash the body cavity well.

2. Place the squid in the bowl and add all the ingredients all together. Marinate for 1 hour or more.

3. Before grilling, place the squid in barbecue sticks. Keep the marinade sauce.

Optional

Stuff the squid cavity with a mixture of onions and tomatoes. Sew the ends of the squid so contents to prevent spillage.
4. Prepare the fire.
5. When grill is ready, grill the squid. Use the marinade sauce to baste the squid while it is being grilled. Don’t overcook or else the squid will come out chewy. One just wants it easy to bite and tender.

6. You will know it is cooked when there are few grill marks, the squid is cooked to the center of the body. It takes around 3 to 5 minutes. Just exercise caution not to overcook. You can always check one squid to determine doneness.
7. Serve hot with dipping sauce like soy sauce with sili...enjoy the Filipino food !

Crispy Pata Recipe

2011-08-12T01:00:00.000-07:00

Filipino food recipes : Crispy Pata Recipe
...another great Filipino food recipe to try !

Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients:

1 Pata (front or hind leg of a pig including the knuckles)
1 bottle of soda (7Up or sprite)
1 tablespoon of salt
2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce)
1/2 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
4 tablespoons of flour
Enough oil for deep frying
Enough water for boiling

Filipino Food Recipe Instructions:

Clean the pork pata by removing all hairs and by scraping the skin with a knife. Wash thoroughly. Make four to five inch cuts on the sides of the pata. On a deep stock pot, place the pata in water with soda and salt. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Then add the baking soda and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes. Remove the pata from the pot and hang and allow to drip dry for 24 hours. An alternative to this is to thoroughly drain the pork pata and refrigerate for a few hours. After the above process, rub patis on the pata and sprinkle flour liberally. In a deep frying pot, heat cooking oil and deep fry the pork pata until golden brown.

Crispy Pata Dip Sauce:

Mix 3/4 cup of vinegar, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 cloves of crushed garlic, 1 head of diced onion and 1 hot pepper. Salt and pepper to taste.

This great pata Filipino food recipe is ready to serve....enjoy the great meal !
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Pork / Chicken Adobo Recipe

2011-08-02T00:56:00.000-07:00

Filipino food Recipe: Pork / Chicken Adobo

Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 kilo pork, cut in cubes
1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces
1 head garlic, minced
1/2 yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup vinegar
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon paprika
5 laurel leaves (bay leaves)
4 tablespoons of cooking oil or olive oil
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons water

Filipino Food Recipe Instructions:

In a big sauce pan or wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil then sauté the minced garlic and onions.
Add the pork and chicken to the pan. Add 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, vinegar, paprika and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.
Remove the pork and chicken from the sauce pan and on another pan, heat cooking oil and brown the pork and chicken for a few minutes.
Mix the browned pork and chicken back to the sauce and add cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken. Add salt and/or pepper if desired
Bring to a boil then simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Serve hot with the adobo gravy and plain rice. The Adobo Filipino food recipe is ready to serve.....great taste !
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Filipino Food Recipe: Kilawin na Isda or Kinilaw

2010-02-03T02:12:00.000-08:00

Filipino Food Recipe: Kilawin na Isda or Kinilaw
Filipino Food Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 kilo tuna or lapu-lapu fillets cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 cup of coconut cream (check Extract coco milk)
1/2 cup kalamansi juice
1 1/2 cup vinegar
1 onion, sliced
1 onion, diced
4 slices of ginger, sliced
1 head garlic, minced
1 red bell pepper, cut into squares
1 green bell pepper, cut into squares
3 chili peppers, sliced into halves
salt and pepper

Filipino Food INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut the fillets into 1 inch cubes. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Add the vinegar and chill for a 2 to 4 hours.
3. Drain the fish.
4. Add the onions, garlic, ginger, bell pepper, chili pepper, onions and calamansi juice. Mix well.
5. Add the coconut cream. The Filipino food is ready to serve cold....enjoy it !
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Filipino Assorted Vegetables, Chinese style

2010-02-03T02:07:00.000-08:00

Filipino Assorted Vegetables, Chinese style
A great Filipino food recipe to try !
INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup lean pork, sliced into strips
1/2 cup carrot strips (julienne or matchstick-sized)
1/2 cup ubod, juilienne strips (substitute with canned heart of palm, a.k.a. palm heart, palmito, chonta or swamp cabbage)
1/3 cup green peas
2 pieces of mushrooms (tenga ng daga or crimini, soaked to soften; then cut into strips; drain water)
1/3 cup cashew nuts (or use walnuts, pili nuts; it’s your choice)
1/4 cup green onions or spring onions, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
cooking oil (I use extra-virgin olive oil)

The seasoning: Mix until well-blended.

1/4 tsp. rock salt
1/4 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. cornstarch
2 tsps. soy sauce
1 tsp. oil
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. cold water

The sauce:

1/4 tsp. fine salt (iodized salt is good)
1/4 tsp. sugar
2 tsps. cornstarch
2 tsps. soy sauce
dash of pepper
1/4 tsp. sesame oil
1/3 cup water (cold water)
1/2 tsp. MSG (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Marinate the pork slices with the blended seasoning mix.

2. Blanch the carrots, green peas, and ubod for around two to three minutes, adding a little salt for flavor. Drain the contents in a strainer or colander.

3. In oil, saute the seasoned pork until 3/4’s done. Add the nuts and mushrooms.

4. Add the rest of the vegetables and the sauce mixture. Cook until the sauce thickens and attains a glossy sheen. Cook for one more minute. The Filipino food recipe of assorted vegetables is ready to serve hot...enjoy it !
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Filipino Food: Chicken Afritada

2009-09-14T19:00:00.000-07:00

Filipino Food: Chicken Afritada
A Filipino food Recipe to try !

Filipino Food Ingredients:

1 kilo chicken, cut into pieces
5 pieces potatoes, peeled and halved
1 red onion, diced
1 head garlic, minced
1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
2 cups pork or chicken stock (broth)
1 cup tomato sauce
2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
3 tablespoons of cooking oil

Filipino Food INSTRUCTIONS
In a cooking pot or wok, heat oil.
Sauté garlic and onions.
Add chicken and slightly brown.
Pour the tomato sauce and stock. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 20 minutes or until the chicken is almost cooked.
Add potatoes and continue to cook for 10 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked.
Add the green and red bell peppers, simmer for an additional minute or two.
Salt and pepper to taste
The Filipino food Recipe is ready to serve this chicken recipe hot with steamed rice. Nice ! Enjoy it !

Filipino Food: Tinolang Manok

2009-09-14T18:57:00.000-07:00

Filipino Food: Tinolang Manok (Chicken Ginger Stew) ....a Filipino Food Recipe to try !
Ingredients:

1 kilo whole chicken, cut into pieces.
1 small young papaya or sayote, cut into small pieces.
2 tablespoons ginger, crushed and slliced into strips
1/2 cup dahon ng sili (chili leaves) or mallunggay leaves
1 liter of water
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 red onion, diced
4 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce)

Filipino Food Instructions:

In a stock pot, heat oil and sauté garlic, onion and ginger.
Add water and the chicken.
Bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes or until chicken is almost done.
Season with patis
Add papaya and continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes or until papaya softens but not overcooked.
Add sili leaves then turn off the heat.
The Filipino food recipe is ready to serve steaming hot on a bowl with plain rice on the side.
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Kare Kare

2009-09-14T18:53:00.000-07:00

Kare Kare .....a Filipino food Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes (for a more traditional kare kare, use cleaned beef tripe instead of beef)
1/2 kilo oxtail, cut 2 inch long
3 cups of peanut butter
1/4 cup grounded toasted rice
1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies)
2 pieces onions, diced
2 heads of garlic, minced
4 tablespoons atsuete oil
4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick
1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces
1 bundle of sitaw (string beans) cut to 2" long
1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water
1/2 cup oil
8 cups of water
Salt to taste

INSTRUCTIONS
In a stock pot, boil beef and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock.
In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil.
Sauté garlic, onions until golden brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Salt to taste.
Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes - Do not overcook the vegetables.
Serve with bagoong on the side and hot plain rice...the Filipino food recipe is ready to serve....enjoy it !

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Longganisa

2009-03-11T19:08:00.001-07:00

Longganisa ...a nice Filipino food recipes...try it !

Ingredients:

* 1 kilo ground pork (include the pork fat)
* 1 spoon salt
* 1 spoon brown sugar
* 1 spoon paprika
* 1/4 teaspoon saltpeter (salitre)
* 1/2 teaspoon crushed laurel leaves
* 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon red peppers, minced
* 4 cloves of garlic, crushed then minced
* 1/4 cup vinegar
* 1/8 cup soy sauce
* Sausage casings

Instructions:

* In a big mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except the sausage casings
* Mix well and let stand for an hour
* Tie one end of the sausage casing and slowly fill the casing with the ground pork mixture until the end of the casing,then tie the end
* Tie the middle of the sausage casing in intervals of about 3 inches.
* Keep refrigerated for 2 to 3 days
* To cook, boil longganisa in 1/2 cup of water on a pan or wok. Water will soon evaporate then oil will ooze from the longganisa. Fry it on its own oil or add a few tablespoons of cooking oil and continue to cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until the sausage casings turn brownish.
The Filipino food recipe of Longganisa is ready to serve....enjoy it ! Nice !
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Pork Kilawin

2009-03-11T19:05:00.000-07:00

Pork Kilawin ..a Filipino food recipe to try !

Ingredients:

* 1 kilo pork
* 1/3 cup soy sauce
* 1/2 cup Vinegar
* 2 medium onions, chopped
* 4 cups of water
* 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

* In a casserole, put pork in water and some salt.
* Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until the pork is tender and the skin is soft.
* Remove pork from water.
* Slice the pork into bite sized pieces while still hot.
* Place in a bowl and add vinegar, soy sauce and chopped, uncooked onions.
* The Filipino food recipe is ready to serve immediately!
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Kare Kare

2009-03-11T19:04:00.000-07:00

Kare Kare ...a nice Filipino Food Recipe to try !

Ingredients:

* 1/2 kilo beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes
* 1/2 kilo oxtail, cut 2 inch long
* 3 cups of peanut butter
* 1/4 cup grounded toasted rice
* 1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies)
* 2 pieces onions, diced
* 2 heads of garlic, minced
* 4 tablespoons atsuete oil
* 4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick
* 1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces
* 1 bundle of sitaw (string beans) cut to 2" long
* 1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water
* 1/2 cup oil
* 8 cups of water
* Salt to taste

INGREDIENTS:

* In a stock pot, boil beef and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock.
* In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil.
* Sauté garlic, onions until golden brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Salt to taste.
* Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes - Do not overcook the vegetables.
* Serve with bagoong on the side and hot plain rice.
The Filipino food recipe is ready to serve...enjoy it !
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FILIPINO FRUIT SALAD

2009-02-13T03:25:00.001-08:00

FILIPINO FRUIT SALAD ...try this nice Filipino food recipe...a great salad !

INGREDIENTS

1 can (17 oz.) fruit cocktail
1 bottle (10 oz.) sweetened Kaong (sugar palm)
1 bottle Avoset Cream (green label)
1/2 can sweetened condensed milk
1 bottle sweetened young coconut
4 tbsp. grated Cheddar cheese for topping (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
Mix all the ingredients, chill and serve cold. The Filipino food recipe of salad is ready to serve...enjoy the salad ! Nice one !
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Kaldereta Recipe

2009-02-13T03:22:00.000-08:00

Kaldereta Recipe...A nice Filipino food recipe to try !

Ingredients:

1 kilo beef, cut into chunks
1 big can (350g) liver spread or ground liver
5 onions, minced
5 cloves garlic, minced
6 tomatoes, sliced
1 cup tomato sauce
3 green peppers, diced
3 red peppers, diced
4 pieces hot chilli peppers, minced
3/4 cup grated cheese
2 cups beef stock or water
1/4 cup cooking or olive oil

Instructions:

In a casserole, sauté: garlic and onions in oil. Then add tomatoes, red & green pepper and chilli peppers. Add in the beef, tomato sauce, liver spread and water or stock. Salt to taste and let simmer for at least 1 hour or until the beef is tender. Add cheese and olives (optional) and continue to simmer until the sauce thickens. Serve with plain rice and the Filipino food recipe is ready to serve...enjoy it !
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Beef Guisado Recipe

2009-02-13T03:18:00.000-08:00

Beef Guisado ...a nice Filipino food recipe to try !

Ingredients:

1 kilo beef tenderloin, cut into strips
3 tomatoes, sliced
2 onions, finely chopped
1 clove of minced garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 cups of beef broth or bouillon
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons of cooking oil

Instructions:

Heat oil in a cooking pan.
Sauté the garlic and onions.
Add the sliced tomatoes
Then add the beef, soy sauce, beef broth, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil then simmer until beef is tender...and the Filipino food recipe of beef Guisado is ready to serve...enjoy it !

Beef Tapa Recipe

2009-02-13T03:17:00.000-08:00

Beef Tapa Recipe...a nice Filipino food recipe to try !

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo lean beef, thinly sliced
1/2 cup fish sauce (patis)
1/4 cup refined sugar
3 teaspoons salt
1 head garlic, crushed and minced
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 cup cooking oil

Beef Tapa Cooking Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl
Marinate for at least an hour or keep in the refrigerator overnight.
In a large wok, heat cooking oil.
Fry the marinated beef for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve hot with steamed rice or fried rice. The Filipino food recipe is ready for a great feast ! Enjoy it !
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