Beef Papaitan
You can easily prepare this Beef Papaitan or papaitan baka recipe at home. You can now enjoy this famous Ilocano soup dish even without bile!
Servings: 12
Calories: 242kcal
Ingredients
Boiling ingredients
- 200 grams beef tripe cut into 1 inch strips
- 200 grams beef intestines boiled whole then cut into bite-sized pcs
- 100 grams beef kidney cut into cubes
- 1 thumb-sized ginger sliced
- 1 stalk lemon grass
- 4 pcs bay leaves
- 1 tbsp rock salt
Sautéing ingredients
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 150 grams beef liver cut into 1 inch strips
- 1 thumb-sized ginger julienned
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 whole lime peel or skin
- 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice
- 3 green chilis 1 pc sliced, 2 whole
- 6 cups water
Instructions
Boiling beef innards
- Scrape skin of lime with a fine grater, cut in half and extract 1 1/2 tbsp of lime juice.1 whole lime peel or skin, 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice
- Extract remaining juice from lime then cut the peel into small pieces. Set lime zest, juice, and peel aside for later use.
- In a large pot, pour enough water and tip in rock salt, ginger, lemon grass, and bay leaves.1 thumb-sized ginger, 1 stalk lemon grass, 1 tbsp rock salt, 4 pcs bay leaves
- Add beef tripe, intestines, kidney. Cover with lid and boil for 50-60 minutes or until soft and tender. Skim off scum that rises on top of the pot occasionally.200 grams beef tripe, 200 grams beef intestines, 100 grams beef kidney
- Remove from heat then cut beef intestines into bite-sized pieces.
Making the dish
- Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat. Sauté ginger until fragrant then sauté onion and garlic until onion is wilted.2 tbsp cooking oil, 1 thumb-sized ginger, 3 cloves garlic, 1 medium onion
- Mix-in boiled beef innards then add lime peel and zest. Stir to incorporate ingredients.
- Add fish sauce, salt, pepper, and lime juice. Mix until fully incorporated.1/4 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Add beef liver and cook while occasionally stirring for 4-5 minutes or until livers or browned.150 grams beef liver
- Pour-in water and stir-in green chilis. Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until soup is slightly reduced and lime peel is tender.6 cups water, 3 green chilis
- Remove from heat and transfer in a serving bowl. Enjoy while warm. Bon appetit
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Nutrition
Serving: 8g | Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 5.3g | Protein: 28.2g | Fat: 11.4g | Saturated Fat: 3.3g | Cholesterol: 303mg | Sodium: 1221mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 1.1g | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 3mg