🥩 Beef Morcon

Meat · Main ingredient: Beef · ⏱ 125 min · Serves 5 · ~₱655 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg 1 kg beef round, sliced thinly into one large flat piece (or 6 thin slices)
• 0.25 cup 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp calamansi juice
• 3 pc 3 pcs hard-boiled eggs, halved lengthwise
• 2 pc 2 carrots, cut into strips
• 0.25 cup 3 pcs sweet pickle relish strips or whole sweet pickles, sliced lengthwise
• 100 g 100 g cheese, cut into strips
• 4 pc 4 pcs cocktail sausages or hotdogs, halved lengthwise (optional)
• 4 clove 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pc 1 onion, chopped
• 2 pc 2 tomatoes, chopped (or 1 cup tomato sauce)
• 2 pc 2 pcs bay leaves
• 3 tbsp 3 tbsp cooking oil
• 3 pinch Salt and pepper to taste
• 0.5 tsp Pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Pound beef slices to flatten and tenderize, then marinate in soy sauce and calamansi juice for at least 30 minutes.
2. Lay beef flat and arrange egg halves, carrot strips, pickle, cheese, and sausage lengthwise across the center.
3. Roll the beef tightly around the filling and secure with kitchen twine at 1 to 2 inch intervals.
4. Heat oil in a pot and sear the beef rolls on all sides until browned. Remove and set aside.
5. In the same pot, sauté garlic and onion until fragrant, then add tomatoes and cook until softened.
6. Return the beef rolls to the pot, add beef broth, reserved marinade, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low heat until beef is fork-tender, about 1.5 to 2 hours, turning occasionally.
7. Remove rolls and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing into rounds; simmer the sauce further to reduce and thicken if needed, then season with salt and pepper.
8. Arrange sliced morcon on a platter, pour sauce over, and serve with rice.

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