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Papaitan

Papaitan

This is a recipe for beef papaitan

⏱ Prep: 10 min ⏱ Cook: 60 min

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb ox tripe
  • 1.5 lb cow’s small intestine
  • 1.5 lb beef (thinly sliced and chopped)
  • 1.5 lb cow’s heart
  • 2 tbsp bile
  • 2 thumbs ginger (julienned)
  • 1 piece onion (diced)
  • 6 clove garlic (crushed and chopped)
  • 8 cup water
  • 6 piece finger chilies
  • 2.5 tbsp salt
  • 1.5 tbsp ground black pepper
  • 2 piece lemon (or 5 to 8 pieces calamansi)
  • 2 tbsp oil

Instructions

  1. Heat a cooking pot and pour-in 4 cups of water and put-in 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil.

  2. Put-in the ox tripe and small intestines and simmer until tender. This should take approximately 35 to 50 minutes.

  3. Turn off heat. Remove the tender ox tripe and small intestines then slice. Set aside. Discard the water.

  4. Heat a clean cooking pot and pour-in cooking oil.

  5. When the oil is hot enough, sauté garlic, onion, and ginger.

  6. Add the beef, heart, sliced intestines, and tripe then cook for about 3 to 4 minutes.

  7. Add 1 1/2 tablespoon salt and ground black pepper then stir for a minute.

  8. Pour-in remaining 4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 40 minutes (you may add more water if needed).

  9. Add bile then simmer for 5 minutes.

  10. Add the finger chilies and squeeze-in the lemon juice then simmer for 3 minutes.

  11. Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving bowl.

  12. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!