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Morcón
Alternative names	Morconito, Morkon, Morkonito
Course	Main dish
Place of origin	Philippines
Serving temperature	hot
Main ingredients	flank steak, carrots, raisins, pickled cucumber, sausage, hard-boiled eggs, flour, tomato sauce
Similar dishes	Embutido, Hardinera

Morcón or morconito (also spelled morkon or morkonito), is a Philippine braised beef roulade made with beef flank steak stuffed with hard-boiled eggs, carrots, pickled cucumber, cheese, and various sausages.^[1] It is commonly served during Christmas and other festive occasions.^[2]

Origins

The name is derived from the Spanish morcón, a type of dry sausage originally used to stuff the dish. These sausages are now known under the general terms longganisa or chorizo in the Philippines, with the term morcón becoming exclusively used for this dish.^[2]^[3]

Description

Morcón is made from skirt or round-cut beef flank steak, marinated in a soy sauce mixture with spices to taste (usually black pepper and calamansi juice). It is then stuffed with minced carrots, various longganisa sausages (or even bacon or hotdogs), cheese (usually queso de bola), pickled cucumber, and various other ingredients. The beef is carefully rolled into a cylinder, tied horizontally and vertically with twine, and sprinkled with flour. The beef is then fried until brown.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

The sauce is cooked separately, and typically use garlic, onions, cheese, chili peppers, and bay leaves simmered in tomato sauce and water. The fried beef is added and braised over low heat until tender. Once cooked, the twine is removed and the beef is sliced into little discs. It is served with the sauce and is eaten with white rice.^[8]^[9]

Similar dishes

Morcón is visually similar to and uses similar ingredients as the more common Philippine embutido. They are commonly confused with each other, but embutido is a steamed meatloaf that uses ground pork.^[1]

External links

Media related to Morcón (Philippines) at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ ^a ^b "Beef Morcon Recipe". Recipe ni Juan. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Garcia, Miki (2012). Filipino Cookbook: 85 Homestyle Recipes to Delight Your Family and Friends. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 9781462905287.
^ Tope, Lily Rose R.& Nonan-Mercado, Detch P. (2002). Philippines. Cultures of the World. Marshall Cavendish, 2002. p. 118. ISBN 9780761414759.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Diego, Arlene (2011). Step by Step Cooking Filipino: Delightful Ideas for Everyday Meals. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. p. 73. ISBN 9789814435154.
^ Angeles, Mira. "Beef Morcon Recipe". Yummy.ph. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ Merano, Vanjo (November 27, 2016). "Classic Beef Morcon Recipe". Panlasang Pinoy. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ "Morcon". Ang Sarap. May 18, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ "Beef Morcon (Filipino Style) Recipe!!!". Savvy Nana's. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Lardizabal-Dado, Noemi (December 30, 2016). "Beef Morcon". Pinoy Food Recipes. Retrieved December 11, 2018.