PINOY HAPAGKAINAN

Bopis

(Spicy Pork Lungs and Liver)

This spicy Filipino dish is a combination of pork lungs and liver. 

There are many ways of cooking bopis, meats are minced, diced and

grated. We added radish, like my old folks cooked bopis.

Ingredients :

• 1/2 lbs pork lungs
• 1/2 lbs pork heart
• 2 1/2 cup of radish
• 1 large bell pepper
• 1 medium size onion
• 3 medium size tomato
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 2 tbsp annatto powder
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp paprika (optional)
• 2 pcs bay leaf
• cooking oil
• salt or fish sauce (patis) to taste
• pepper to taste
• Broth from heart and lungs

Directions :

• Rinse pork heart and lungs, boil for 35-45 minutes or until tender.
• Cut pork heart lungs into small cube, must be the same cut for raddish.
• Heat oil and saute garlic, onion tomato, add bay leaf and paprika.
• Add pork lungs and heart, pour vinegar (do not stir).
• Lower heat to low until vinegar is cooked ( taste sauce if vinegar is cooked).
• Add labanos, red bell pepper, pepper and salt or patis.
• Add the broth, cover and simmer until desired amount of sauce.

Cooking tips :

1. Use spice vinegar or sukang may sili.
2. Pork liver can be added for additional taste.