Sisig (Filipino Meat Salad)
- 1/2 pig head
- 1/2 cup chicken livers, chopped
- 1/2 cup 1 tbsp red onion
- 1/2 cup 1 tbsp white onion
- 1/2 cup 1 tbsp garlic
- 1/4 cup ginger
- 1 piece bay leaf
- 1/3 cup soy sauce, divided into two parts
- 1 cup chili peppers of choice
- 1 lime
- 1 egg (optional)
- Boil pig head with the 1/6 cup of soy, 1 tbsp of the onions and garlic and bay leaf till tender. (approx 2hrs) or bake it slow and low at 150 C for 1 and a half, covering the ears with foil as it will burn.
- Take the meat, the fat, the cartilage off the bone , discard the bone, and reserving a few spoons of the pork and grill it over charcoal till crispy. Will need just a couple minutes if baked.
- Fry 1/2 of the onions and garlic and the ginger and the chili along with reserved pork for 3 minutes till pork releases some fat then add the chicken livers and cook for 7 to 9 minutes on medium low flame.
- Roughly chop the grilled pork and mix all the ingredients together. Squeeze in lime and add more to taste. Season with salt and pepper and ideally serve on a sizzling cast iron plate with cracked egg on top.
head, chicken livers, red onion, white onion, garlic, ginger, bay leaf, soy sauce, chili peppers, lime, egg
Taken from food52.com/recipes/80875-sisig-filipino-meat-salad (may not work)