Filipino Tapsilog Recipe
Tapsilog is a combination of three Tagalog words: Tapa which are fried beef strips, sinangag which is fried rice and itlog which means egg. Tapsilog is usually served for breakfast
Ingredients
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500 Grams Beef
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1 Piece Red OnionFinely Sliced
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3 Pieces EggsSunny side up
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3 Cups Fried Rice
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Tapsilog Marinade:
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1 tbsp. Salt
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1 tbsp. Black PepperGrounded
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1 tbsp. Oyster Sauce
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1 tbsp. Soy Sauce
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2 tbsp. Sugar
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2 tbsp. GarlicFinely grated
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1 Piece Red OnionFinely sliced
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1/2 Piece LemonSqueezed
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Optional for dressing
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1 piece Spring OnionFinely chopped
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to taste Fried Onion
Directions
Tapsilog is a combination of three tagalog words: Tapa which are fried beef strips, sinangag which is fried rice and Itlog which means egg. Tapsilog is usually served for breakfast and can be found even in famous fastfood chains in the Philippines. I was so fond of this when I lived in the Philippines and decided to try cooking it myself.
Before I started cooking Tapsilog I wanted to learn more about the History of this recipe. I found out that the woman who introduced Tapsilog is Vivian del Rosario. She started cooking this recipe in her small restaurant and was often eaten by tricycle drivers and jeepney drivers. Meet Vivian del Rosario and Read more about her story in the following link at ABS CBN.
So back to cooking Tapsilog!
The first try to cook Tapsilog was ok, but eventually, I’ve added some extra ingredients to the Marinade of Tapsilog to get a more distinguished taste of the recipe. Ingredients I’ve added for the Marinade is a half Lemon. For dressing the recipe I’ve used some friend Onions and Spring Onions, which are completely optional.
I’ve added the optional ingredients for the recipe in a separate section.
Tapsilog Near me:
Cooking this Filipino Recipe takes quite some time for marinating and if you don’t have a slow cooker it takes about 2.5 hours to cook the meat. So, if you prefer not to cook this Filipino recipe, and have it sent to you? try to find a Tapsilogan near you with the following link: Tapsilog near me
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Preparing the beef (Tapa):
Slice the beef into small strips and place the sliced beef pieces aside. You can slice the beef into smaller pieced then shown in the image.
Tapsilog Marinade
Mix the salt, black pepper, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and garlic in a bowl. (Optional you can add the red finely sliced onion as well to the Marinade including a half lemon. It will taste great as well!)
Get a transparent plastic bag and put the sliced strips of beef inside the bag together with the marinaded ingredients.
Mix the beef and the ingredients well and place the Tapsilog marinade mix into the refrigerator for approximately 20 hours. (a minimum of 4 hours is suggested for the Tapsilog marinade mix but I prefer 20 hours)
preparing the beef tapa
To make the beef tender put two cups of water in a cooking pan, place the marinated tapa in the pan and let it simmer for about 2.5 hours. Make sure you stir every now and then and add water when the water evaporates. You will know that the beef tapa is tender enough when you can cut it with the spatula or wooden spoon.
When there’s no more water, add about two or two and a half tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frying pan. At the same time, you can cook the egg in a separate pan and prepare the fried rice.
Spread the slices of over the entire bottom of the pan for even cooking and fry until it’s almost done.
Add some onion slices, stir, cook for another one minute and turn off the heat.
Place the tapa on a plate and serve the dish with fried rice and egg. you can dress the Tapsilog with grounded pepper, spring onions and some fried onions of fried garlic.
Recipe Reviews
Ingredients
| 500 Grams Beef | |
| 1 Piece Red Onion | |
| 3 Pieces Eggs | |
| 3 Cups Fried Rice | |
Tapsilog Marinade: |
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| 1 tbsp. Salt | |
| 1 tbsp. Black Pepper | |
| 1 tbsp. Oyster Sauce | |
| 1 tbsp. Soy Sauce | |
| 2 tbsp. Sugar | |
| 2 tbsp. Garlic | |
| 1 Piece Red Onion | |
| 1/2 Piece Lemon | |
Optional for dressing |
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| 1 piece Spring Onion | |
| to taste Fried Onion | |
