Morcon - the Filipino's Savory Roulade

Filled Rolled Beef with Red Sauce

Morcon, a fancy Filipino party dish, is made from rolled beef filled with chorizo de bilbao, boiled eggs, ham and sweet pickles and cooked in either red or white sauce. Some recipes use tomato sauce, while others use a creamy white sauce.

You need a cut of beef that is lean and that which you can slice thinly, fill and roll without tearing. Though your best bet is a flank steak, it is quite an expensive cut. Other options are top round or bottom round.

As for filling, boiled egg is standard, then the strips of chorizo de bilbao, ham and pickles are arranged to give a bit of each per slice of the rolled beef.

YOUR MORCON SHOPPING LIST:

• Flank Steak
• Chorizo de Bilbao
• Ham
• Sweet Pickles
• Tomato Sauce
• Food-safe twine or string (to tie the roll)

IN THE PANTRY:

• Eggs
• Calamansi or Lemon Juice
• Soy Sauce
• Garlic
• Onion
• Salt
• Pepper
• Bay Leaf or Laurel leaf

INGREDIENTS

• 2 pounds Flank Steak
• 1 4-inch long Chorizo de Bilbao, cut in long strips
• 1 thick slice of Ham, cut in strips
• 2 pieces Sweet Whole Pickles, cut in long strips
• 2 eggs, hard-boiled and quartered
• 3 tablespoons Calamansi or Lemon Juice
• 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
• 1 can Tomato Sauce
• 4 cloves Garlic, minced
• 1 medium Onion, chopped
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 1 piece Bay Leaf or Laurel leaf