Morcon: Filipino Stuffed Meat Roll
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 4:27pm

Ingredients




2 lbs beef eye of round or flank steak, 3/4 inch thick in one piece
2 beef bouillon cubes dissolved in 3 cups boiling water
1/4 tsp salt
1 piece lemon
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 piece medium sized carrot, cut into long strips
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cooking oil
4 sausages or chorizo, cut in half lengthwise
2 dill pickles or sweet pickled cucumber, cut lengthwise divided into 4 equal pieces
3 hard boiled eggs, quartered
3 ounces cheddar cheese, cut in strips (about 1/2 inch thick)

Preparation

1 Marinate the beef in soy sauce and lemon juice for at least 1 hour 2 Place the beef in a flat surface and arrange the hotdogs, pickle, carrot, cheese, and egg on one side 3 Roll the beef enclosing the fillings and tie with a cooking string to ensure that the meat will not open-up 4 Place cooking oil in a pan and apply heat 5 Dredge the rolled beef in flour and fry until the color of the outer part turns medium brown 6 Transfer the fried rolled beef in a casserole and pour-in the beef broth then bring to a boil 7 Pour-in half of the soy sauce-lemon juice marinade,salt and simmer until the beef is tender (about 2 hours using ordinary casserole or 30 minutes if a pressure cooker is used) 8 Optional: Fry the simmered meat for at least 2 minutes 9 Remove the strings and slice into serving pieces 10 Place in a serving dish and add the sauce. 11 Serve hot.

About

Morcon is a Filipino meat roll stuffed with sausage, pickles, carrots, cheese, and hard boiled egg. It's considered a holiday dish and is usually served at Christmas and New Year’s Eve. This recipe is from Panlasang Pinoy.