Pork Sisig Recipe

Last Updated on August 28, 2013 by Ed Joven

Learn how took the famous Pork Sisig

Pork Sisig Recipe, the ultimate pulutan companion for beer. Around bars and restaurants in the Philippines, there are many varieties of sisig dish, it is a best seller either to go along your favorite drink or to be chowed down with hot steamed rice.

Originally, Pork Sisig is made from chopped parts of a pig's head and ears, snout, the brain, etc. Over the years it was reinvented into simple minced meat served on a sizzling platter with chili, liver, onion and seasoned with calamansi and vinegar. Here are the different varieties of Sisig, it comes in pork, chicken, tuna, chorizo, bangus, and tofu.

Adding raw egg on Pork Sisig while it's sizzling hot heightens the flavor as well.

pork sisig recipe

Pork Sisig Ingredients:

1-½ lbs pork cheeks (or 2 lbs deboned pork hocks)
½ lb beef or pork tongue
½ lb beef or pork heart
½ lb liver (pork, beef or chicken)
2 cups water (for boiling)
1 cup pineapple juice (for boiling)
1 teaspoon whole black peppers (for boiling)

Marinade seasonings:

1 cup chopped onions
3-4 finger hot peppers (siling labuyo) (seeded and chopped)
¼ cup vinegar
¼ cup calamansi juice (lemon juice)
¼ cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon whole black pepper (crushed)
1 pc bay leaf (crushed)
Salt to taste

Pork Sisig Cooking Instructions:

Combine pork cheeks (or deboned pork hocks), heart, and tongue in pineapple juice, salt, water and crushed whole black pepper and bring to a boil; simmer for about 1 hour or until tender.
Drain and cool to room temperature.
Slice pork cheeks/hocks, liver, heart and tongue, into 2" X 3" X ¼ thick pieces.
Place in bamboo skewers and grill over charcoal briquettes until pork rind is crisp and browned.
Chop the grilled pork cheeks/hocks, liver, heart, and tongue into ¼ inch sized cubes;
Mix the chopped meat with the marinade seasoning mix of garlic, ginger, onions, vinegar, calamansi juice, hot peppers (siling labuyo), bay leaf, salt and pepper;
Keep the marinated mixture in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours before serving.