Morcon is a Filipino-style beef roll. Learn the recipe of Beef Morcon by vahchef.
- Mix together marinade ingredients (calamansi juice, soy sauce and pepper). Place the beef kalitiran on a a flat dish and pour in marinade. Set aside for one hour.
- Remove the marinated beef and lay on a flat, clean tray. On one end of each beef arrangestrips of sausages, egg, carrot, pork fat and cheese, distributing fillings evenly.
- Starting from the end where the fillings are, roll the beef sheets carefully, making sure that all the
fillings are intact.
- Roll the sheets of beef completely until it reaches the other end.
- Truss the rolls using any kitchen twine by using a metal truss and some string to use for twining.
- Spread flour on a large sheet pan or on a work table that has been cleaned and dried. Roll the morcon over
the flour.
- Heat cooking oil in a frying pan. Saute the morcon in oil until it becomes brown on all sides.
- Transfer the morcon to a big casserole. Add broth and season with salt and pepper. Cover the
pan and allow to simmer over low heat until the beef becomes tender (about 2 hours).
- When the morcon has cooled down a little, slice it into half an inch slices and serve on a platter
with the sauce it was cooked in.
You can add a garnish of parsley. Serve hot.