Last Updated on May 20, 2019 by Ed Joven

How to cook Homemade Beef Tapa

Beef Tapa is dried or cured beef although other meat or even fish may be used with this recipe.  Filipinos prepare thin slices of meat and cure it with salt and spices as a method of preserving it.

This Filipino breakfast dish is usually served in carinderias and fast foods chains. The combined Tapa, with sinangag (fried rice), and itlog (egg), is called Tap-Si-Log. 

According to an article from ABS-CBN, TapSiLog was initially intended to be quick breakfast fare. It was Ms. Vivian del Rosario, owner of Tapsi ni Vivian restaurant in Marikina City, was the one who coined the term Tap-Si-log.

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This Homemade Beef Tapa version is good for home consumption. Ideally this is also great for lunch boxes and not for commercial purpose because we did not use any preservatives.

Homemade Beef Tapa Recipe

Eduardo Joven

Homemade Beef Tapa is made by marinating the beef in a mixture soy sauce, calamansi juice, salt, sugar other condiments like garlic and ground pepper. The mixture is marinated overnight and then fried. This process of cooking results in a sweet and savory flavor of the beef.

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Prep Time 35 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Marinate for 8 hours hrs

Total Time 8 hours hrs 55 minutes mins

Course Beef

Cuisine Filipino

Servings 3 people

Calories 160 kcal

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Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 kilo Beef sirloin thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 3 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp. cooking oil
• 1 Clear plastic bag we recommend Ziploc

Instructions

 

To Marinate:

• Combine in a container the following ingredients; soy sauce, garlic, salt, pepper, and sugar and mix well then set aside.
• After mixing all the ingredients place the Beef in the clear plastic bag or Ziploc
• Pour the mixed seasonings in the Ziploc with meat and mix well.
• Refrigerate the marinade for a minimum of 8 hours

How to Cook the Beef Tapa:

• In a pan, place 2 cups of water and bring to a boil
• Add the marinated beef tapa and cook until the water evaporates.
• When all the water evaporated add 3 tbsp of cooking oil in the pan then fry the Tapa until done.
• Serve with rice topped with fried egg and sliced tomatoes.

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Nutrition

Serving: 80gCalories: 160kcalProtein: 21gFat: 4gSodium: 47mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 2.3mg

Keyword Beef Recipes, Tapa

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Beef Tapa is best fried or grilled; You can serve it with Sinangag rice, fried egg, and achara (pickled papaya strips) – the famous Tap-Si-Log.

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