It’s Valentine’s Day next Monday! For this week, Pinay In Texas Cooking Corner will be featuring Pinoy recipes that you can prepare for your family on Valentine’s Day, i.e., for breakfast, lunch, merienda(snack) and dinner. There will be dessert recipes too!
First recipe is Tapsilog which you can serve for breakfast on Valentine’s Day.
Tapsilog is an all-time favorite breakfast in the Philippines. It is the shortcut for Tapa (fried cured beef strips), Sinangag (garlic fried rice) at Itlog (egg) combined into one meal. Although it is considered as breakfast food, it is commonly sold throughout the day in Philippine turo-turo eateries. (The word Turo (to-roh) in Filipino literally means "point," and turo-turo refers to the many roadside eateries in the Philippines, where diners just point to the dish they want from the wide selection of cooked food displayed on a table.)
Here’s my hearty Tapsilog recipe for breakfast that will get your family off to a good start on Valentine’s Day!
Ingredients:
*Breakfast for 4
For Tapa or Cured Beef Strips (a little sweet version):
- 1 lb beef sirloin, cut into very thin strips then tenderized (Each strip is to be 4 to 5 inches long and about 2 inches wide)
- 1 head garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 4 Tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp black pepper
For Sinangag or Garlic Fried Rice:
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- Salt to taste
For Fried Egg or Pritong Itlog:
- 4 eggs
- Salt to taste
