Papaitan Recipe

A goat or beef innards stew flavored with bile.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef internal organs (tripe, liver, kidney, heart, pancreas, intestines)
1/4 kilo beef tenderloin (cut into 1/2″ cubes)
1/4 cup beef bile or apdo
1 pc medium size onion, chopped
1 head garlic, minced
1 pc ginger, about 1 inch, slivered
1/4 cup chopped spring onion
2 pc red chili pepper or siling labuyo
3 Tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground pepper
1 Tbsp. patis or fish sauce
How to cook beef papaitan:

• Wash and mash the internal organs with banana leaves with 3 Tbsp. salt to remove the musky odor.
• Make sure that the intestines are very clean.
• Boil the internal organs on a big pot until tender then remove from liquid and cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Set aside.
• Saute ginger, garlic and onion. Stir fry until the onions are cooked and add the internal organs.
• Stir fry again until some broth comes out of the internal organs.
• Season with salt and pepper and adjust the amount according to your desired taste.
• Stir fry for a few minutes then add some water, just enough to cover all the ingredients.
• Simmer and add the beef tenderloin until the tenderloin is cooked.
• Drop the red chili peppers and pour the bile little by little to prevent the dish from becoming too bitter.
• Season with patis and adjust the amount according to your preference.
• Serve hot and garnish with chopped spring onions.