Beef Tapa

Beef Tapa

Thin slices of meat dried or cure it with salt and spices as a method of preserving it. Tapa is best fried or grilled, often served with rice, fried egg  (Tapsilog).

Ingredients :

• 1 Lbs beef sirloin
• 4 Tablespoon vinegar
• 3 Tablespoon soya sauce
• 1 Teaspoon cracked pepper
• 1 Tablespoon salt
• 1/2 Cup brown sugar
• 1 Head garlic

Directions :

• Cut the meat thinly parallel to the grain, set aside
• Pour the vinegar in a mixing bowl
• Add soya sauce, cracked salt and pepper, minced garlic and brown sugar
• Mix well to combined all the ingredients, add the sliced meat
• Mix well, until meat are covered with marinating sauce
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours
• Heat oil in low medium heat and fry the meat until tender

Cooking Tips :

1. Serve with sunny side up eggs and plain rice or garlic rice with spice vinegar and ketchup sauce
2. White sugar can be  a substitute for brown sugar, can be reduced to desired sweetness
3. To preserved for future use, arrange in ziploc and refrigerate

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