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Pork Tapa

August 11, 2016 by Manny 11 Comments

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Pork tapa is a variation of the popular beef tapa. Actually any meat could be made into tapa and there are some who make tapa out of horses, carabaos or other exotic meats. Compared to beef tapa, pork tapa is of course a cheaper alternative and is similar in taste and texture compared to chicken meat.

One advantage of making your own tapa compared to buying it as frozen and ready to cook (of course you have to thaw it first), is, there are no preservatives and is cheaper because you made it yourself. Also you will notice that this tapa is sweet because the marinade contains sugar and Sprite. You can omit them if you don’t like a sweet version of tapa. Sprite is used to tenderize the meat and also adds savor when cooked but since the marinade has calamansi juice which does the same purpose of tenderizing the meat so you can omit it.

 

Pork Tapa
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4.88 from 8 votes

How to Make Pork Tapa

Pork tapa is a variation of the popular beef tapa. Actually any meat could be made into tapa and there are some who make tapa out of horses, carabaos or other exotic meats.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time25 mins
Course: Pork Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: pork tapa, tapang baboy
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 280kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo pork loin with fat
  • 1 head garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup calamansi juice or lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar optional
  • 1 1/2 cup Sprite or 7-up
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • cooking oil for frying

Instructions

How to make and cook Pork Tapa:

  • If the pork is bought from the wet market, wash it in running water and drain for a few minutes.
  • Slice the pork thinly, just like when you are slicing the meat when you are making beef tapa. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl or any plastic container (just enough to put all the meat and the rest of the ingredients), put the pork, garlic, soy sauce, calamansi juice, sugar, sprite or 7-up, salt and pepper.
  • Mix all the ingredients until the sugar is dissolved and the meat is coated with the marinade mixture.
  • Marinate the meat in the fridge overnight. For best result, you can use a zip lock bag, put the meat and marinade and seal the bag instead of just using a bowl. This way the meat will be marinated evenly.
  • To cook the pork tapa, heat about 1/4 cup of cooking oil and fry the meat on low heat for 8 minutes or until the pork is tender and light brown.
  • Serve with fried rice, atchara and fried egg for a hearty breakfast or lunch.

Video

Pork Tapa

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. EMeli

    June 27, 2020 at 5:24 am

    5 stars
    Can I use coke instead of Sprite or 7-up?

    Reply
    • Manny

      June 27, 2020 at 9:39 am

      5 stars
      Hi Emeli, yes you can use 7-Up instead of sprite.

      Reply
  2. Donjuan

    November 12, 2019 at 1:29 am

    You can cook with marinade, but i’s not tapa anymore, its adobo hehe

    Reply
    • Jusabel

      December 14, 2019 at 5:13 am

      oh, it makes sense now. hehehe. I’ve just asked about it. 😅🤣😂

      Reply
  3. Kamiko

    September 21, 2019 at 2:51 am

    4 stars
    How long can u leave this on marinade?

    Reply
    • Manny

      September 26, 2019 at 7:48 am

      5 stars
      Hi Kamiko, you can leave it as long as you want but you have to freeze it.

      Reply
  4. Phil

    February 27, 2019 at 8:09 pm

    What do you do with the leftover marinade? Do you cook the pork in the marinade to make a sauce or drain the pork and discard the marinade?

    Reply
    • Manny

      March 2, 2019 at 7:31 am

      5 stars
      Hi Phil, just discard the marinade.

      Reply
      • Jusabel

        December 14, 2019 at 5:11 am

        Is it okay if I include the marinade in cooking the meat?

        Reply
  5. Manny

    September 22, 2017 at 10:26 am

    5 stars
    Hi Cherry, you are welcome!

    Reply
  6. Cherry

    September 22, 2017 at 8:37 am

    5 stars
    Thanks for this pork tapa recipe! I love the slightly sweet taste of this tapa!

    Reply

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