Beef Tapa

Beef Tapa is one of the favorite morning dish of most Filipinos. It's one easy recipe that anyone can prepare without any cooking expertise needed.

Tapa means cured or dried with a sweet and delicious taste. Traditionally, tapa is being dried directly under the sun to preserve the meat. However, doing that procedure is seldom practice nowadays. Commercialized beef tapa does not undergo drying anymore.

Tapa is one easy recipe for those busy Moms who does not have enough time to cook in the morning or during dinner, so it's better to have beef tapa ready in your fridge. Here are the ingredients that you need and how to prepare beef tapa.


Ingredients:

500 grams beef sirloin, thinly sliced
3 tbsp garlic, minced
2 tbsp sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp salt

Procedure:

1. Combine all ingredients into a mixing bowl, mix well.
2. Cover and marinade for a minimum of 12 hours or at least overnight.

Cooking Instructions:

This cooking steps help you get a tender beef tapa.

1. In a pan, place enough water just to cover your marinated beef.
2. Add 3-4 tbsp tapa sauce to retain the taste of your marinated beef and 3 tbsp cooking oil.
3. Cook beef tapa until the water evaporates and fry with the remaining oil.
4. Best with atchara and fried egg.

Beef tapa is also one good source of income. One of my neighbors used to sell tapa and tocino to her friends and in our area. Now that you know how to prepare beef tapa, you can now start making money at home.