Goto (beef tripe) congee

November 19, 2009 • Hello. I am currently out of the country and unable to respond to comments and e-mails. Rest assured, however, that future posts have been scheduled so new recipes will go live almost everyday during my absence. I'll be back soon with lots of stories and photos. Ciao for now! ~ Connie
Go to page 1 2 »»

Goto (beef tripe) congee

Congee (lugaw) is a national midday or mid-afternoon merienda (snack). It can be served plain or with a variety of meat mixed in it. Goto, or beef tripe, is a favorite meat used for congee.

While it is traditional to use glutinous rice (malagkit) for making congee, some people find it too heavy for a snack. One option is to use one part of glutinous rice and one part of regular rice. For an even lighter congee, only regular rice is used.

The appearance of the congee may be altered too. You can use kasubha, the reddish-brown stamen of a native plant (not to be confused with the expensive saffrron despite the similary in appearance) sold in any wet market) to add a reddish tint to the congee, like I did with my chicken arroz caldo.

To make plain congee, browned unwashed rice is cooked in meat or chicken broth. Slivers of boiled meat or chicken, toasted garlic and finely chopped onion leaves (sibuyas na mura) are added just before serving.

An even more popular way of serving plain congee is with tokwa’t baboy–cubes of boiled pork face meat and fried tofu soaked in a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, chopped onions, garlic and hot chili peppers. I’ll be doing that next time.

Go to page 1 2 »»
May 30, 2004  Print This Post   
Tagged: ,

Comments

8 Responses to “Goto (beef tripe) congee”
  1. once again, the this site helped me cook! salamata ate sassy!

  2. james bacani says:

    your version of lugaw with tripe doesn’t have instructions with what to do with the tripe.

  3. james bacani says:

    my mistake… it does have a directions for that. im sorry and thanks for the help

  4. jayz says:

    hello po, you have such nice recipes. tanong ko lang po ano yung kasubha? I’m a pampanga native and hilig ko talagng magluto kaya cguro di ako familiar. tahnks and more power!!!

  5. Connie says:

    Kasubha is the stamen of a local plant. Available dried in small pouches in supermarkets and markets.

  6. housekeeper says:

    Hello Ms. Connie. Do you think I could cook the tripe in a slowcooker instead of the saucepot? Just a thought… Thanks!

  7. tongkuwait says:

    this has a high-calorie content! not recommended for people with fat belly like me ( which I already have shed some ).

You may post a relevant comment.
If you want your own pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!

PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING A COMMENT

Except for personal use, or as legitimate RSS feeds with link back to this page, NO PART OF THIS ENTRY MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER, whether individually or as part of a collection, without the owner's PRIOR written permission. This blog is a FREE service. Help maintain it by respecting the author's copyright.

Some entries have multiple pages. Most recipes are on page 2; others, on page 3 or 4. Click on the pagination links to view them.

Some entries DO NOT contain recipes.

Sorry, I don't e-mail recipes. However, you may opt to receive a weekly summary of recent Pinoy Cook food articles and recipes by using the link on the left sidebar.