How To Make Pork Tapa

Tapa is mostly made from beef, however, this can also be prepared from carabeef, horse meat and chevon.  Many Filipinos nowadays can’t afford to buy a beef  because of  the high price,  so we tried to used  pork as another option and the result was perfect.  We are sharing to you the recipe of making Pork Tapa.

Lean meat with big muscles and with minimum fat are selected. Meat with muscles containing many connective tissues is not ideal but may be used. Meat from round., chuck and loin are good materials while meat with muscles from the neck and from the shank region is too tough. Tapa is commonly  sliced and seasoned, can be dried.

How to make Pork Tapa

Meat:

• 1 kg Pork lean, sliced 1/4 inch thick

Extenders:

• In 1/2 cup water, add 1 tablespoon isolate and 1 teaspoon carageenan.

Curing Mix:

• 1 tbsp Salt, refined
• 1/2 tsp Curing salt
• 1 tsp Phosphate
• 1/4 tsp Vitamin C powder
• 1/4 cup Water, chilled

Seasoning:

• 6 tbsp Sugar, refined
• 1 tbsp Black pepper, ground
• 2 tbsp Garlic, chopped finely
• 2 tbsp Anisado wine
• 1/2 tsp Vetsin (MSG)
• 1/2 tsp Meat enhancer
• 1 tsp Paprika powder

Procedure

1. Select good quality raw materials. Trim and weigh.
2. Slice into 1/4  inch thick.
3. Mix meat with the curing ingredients until tacky or sticky.
4. Add extenders and mix again until the meat dries up.
5. Add seasonings. Mix thoroughly for even distribution of ingredients.
6. Place in white plastic container, loosen the cover and cure at room for 8 to 10 hours (or refrigerate in the middle compartment with a temperature of 1 to 4°C overnight).
7. Mix again before packaging.
8. Store in freezer.

Yield: 1 kg of meat = 1.3 to 1.5 kgs of pork tapa

Packaging Materials:

• Polyethylene, plastic bag
• Styrofoam with cling-wrap on top

Meat processing ingredients are available from:

Spices and Foodmix House
Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines Building
107 E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
Telephone: (02) 8742-0826 / 8781-0359
Mobile: 0922-8444858
Email: [email protected]
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source: Agricultural Training Institute Diliman, Quezon City