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Papaitan, a Filipino stew made with beef offal

Papaitan, a Filipino stew made with beef offal

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Filipino beef and organ meat stew with ginger, garlic, and chili peppers, with a hint of bitterness: a traditional dish that should be served very hot.

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Recipe from Yivan000, Urbano (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Papaitan is a traditional Filipino stew, named for its bitter flavor. It features offal and beef, simmered with ginger, garlic, onion, and chili peppers, followed by the addition of bile in small amounts to achieve a balanced bitterness. Serve hot.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodStewed
  • Estimated cost$15.63 $2.61 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $8.32
  • $5.15
  • $1.00
  • $0.15
  • $0.05
  • $0.05
  • $0.36
  • $0.02
  • $0.10
  • $0.43

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the raw offal and rub it with a banana leaf, using 3 tablespoons of salt, to remove the odor. ≈ 2 min
  2. Make sure the casings are perfectly clean. ≈ 3 min
  3. Once they are clean, place them in a large pot and bring to a boil until they are tender.
  4. Remove them and cut them into 1 cm cubes or strips. ≈ 8 min
  5. Book now. ≈ 3 min
  6. Let’s bring back ginger, garlic, and onions.
  7. Once the onions are cooked, add the offal. ≈ 3 min
  8. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to your liking. ≈ 2 min
  9. Mix well, then pour in enough water to cover. ≈ 4 min
  10. Bring to a boil, then add the beef tenderloin.
  11. Cook until the fillet is cooked through.
  12. Add the bird’s eye chili peppers. ≈ 3 min
  13. Add the bile gradually, and with caution, to avoid making the dish too bitter. ≈ 3 min
  14. Add the fish sauce to your liking. ≈ 3 min
  15. Serve in a warmed bowl, garnished with fresh chopped onions. ≈ 2 min
  16. Do not serve cold. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Papaitan, a Filipino stew made with beef offal

  • 500 g of beef offal (tripe, liver, kidneys, heart, spleen, intestines)$8.32
  • 250 g of beef tenderloin (cut into 1cm cubes)$5.15
  • 60 ml of beef bile$1.00
  • 1 onion (chopped)$0.15
  • 1 clove of garlic (chopped)$0.05
  • 30 g of fresh onions$0.05
  • 3 tablespoons of salt$0.36
  • ½ cup of salt$0.02
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper$0.10
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce$0.43

Total$15.63

that's $2.61 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of beef offal (tripe, liver, kidneys, heart, spleen, intestines)
  • 250 g of beef tenderloin (cut into 1cm cubes)
  • 60 ml of beef bile
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 1 clove of garlic (chopped)
  • 1 piece of ginger (chopped)
  • 1 sachet of ready-to-use, tart tamarind preparation
  • 30 g of fresh onions
  • 2 hot chili peppers
  • 3 tablespoons of salt
  • ½ cup of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
  • Banana leaf, for cleaning offings

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