Pork Sisig
Pork sisig is a Filipino pork dish, made by frying tiny pieces of baked pork head with chicken lever, soy sauce, pepper, onion, garlic, calamansi, green chili, red chili and oil. Egg is added to add taste and as garnish. This is a Filipino delicacy and common in any Filipino party. The ingredients of sisig are affordable and locally available. Follow our pork sisig recipe to know how to make sisig for your next party.
PORK SISIG
Sisig is a sizzling pork dish made with a mix of different pork parts topped with raw egg and served with calamansi on the side. You may know sisig as an entrée or an appetizer. For some, Sisig time is inuman time. Drinking night is incomplete without your favorite pulutan.
Sisig is actually not your regular dish. It has a lot of history attached to it. Sisig was invented by Lucia “Sisig Queen” Cunanan and is believed to originate from Pampanga. The traditional sisig mainly consist of pig’s head parts such as the ears, snout and cheeks. These are the parts which are to be thrown away by the commissaries based at the Clark Air Base in Pampanga during the American occupation. No doubt that Filipinos are really creative when it comes to dishes.
“Sisig” actually means “to snack on something sour”. Its name comes from the word “sisigan” which means “to make it sour”. Sour ingredients used in the first versions of sisig includes green papaya and green guava. The sisig of today are usually drizzled with calamansi before serving.
Today, several versions of sisig are becoming popular which uses a variety of main ingredients like chicken, squid, tuna, bangus and tahong. Pork Sisig has also variations with the part used. Modern versions use pork shoulder or liempo. The Kapampangan version of sisig was considered the authentic version.
If you are eager to make some authentic Kapampangan sisig at home, I recommend you to continue reading this blog. I personally asked my Kapampangan friend to help me learn their authentic way of cooking sisig so I can share it with you! Give this recipe a try and have fun!
What is sisig made of
Follow our recipe and you will know what is sisig made of.
Pork Sisig
8
servingsIngredients
1 kilo pig head (ears, snout, jowls)
¼ kilo chicken liver (chopped)
¼ tablespoon soy sauce
pepper to taste
1 large onion (minced)
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
2 pieces calamansi
4 pieces green chili (3 pieces minced and 1 piece sliced)
1 piece red chili (minced)
1 egg (optional)
water
oil
Directions
- Place the pig head in a pot filled with water. Cover the pan and let it boil for 1 hour.
- Drain the boiled pig head and then transfer to a container. Place the pig head in the fridge and let it chill for 2 hours.
- Bake the pig head for 1 ½ hour using 250C or until crispy. You can also grill the meat if you prefer.
- Set the pig head aside to cool a bit. Once cooled down, chop the meat into tiny pieces. Set aside.
- Heat some oil in a pan and sauté some garlic and onions until fragrant and light brown.
- Add the chopped chicken liver and saute until browned. Add the sisig meat. Stir and saute until well-combined. Add the red and green chillies and mix well. Season with soy sauce and pepper.
- Transfer the sisig to a sizzling plate and make a shallow well in the middle. Crack an egg on top.
- Top with sliced green peppers and serve the pork sisig with calamansi. Enjoy!
Watch how to Cook Pork Sisig
HOW TO COOK PORK SISIG
Contrary to popular belief, sisig is very doable at home. Even without a grill you can make an authentic sisig with the right amount of crisp and flavors.
If you are trying out different pork dishes and left with the pig’s head, try this sisig recipe. Start by boiling the pigs head, cooling it down, and chilling it in the fridge for a few hours. For the next step, you have the option to either grill the pig’s head for some smokey flavor or bake it in the oven for less carcinogens and a more controlled environment. In this recipe, I baked the pig’s head which results to just the amount of crispiness I like. Chop the meat into tiny pieces. The next steps would involve sauteing the sisig meat with the aromatics and adding the chillies which makes the dish alive and powerful. After you season the meat with some soy sauce and pepper, you may transfer the pork sisig to a sizzling plate. I modified the Kapampangan version by adding cracked egg on top. Some people love to drizzle some mayonnaise on top. You can try that too! Serve the sisig with calamansi on the side. You may enjoy it with rice and with beer. Have fun!
Paano Magluto ng Pork Sisig
MGA SANGKAP:
- 1 kilo ulo ng baboy (tenga, ilong, pisngi)
- ¼ kilo atay ng manok (hiniwa)
- ¼ kutsara ng toyo
- paminta
- 1 malaking sibuyas (hiniwa ng maliliit)
- 2 butil ng bawang (hiniwa ng maliliit)
- 2 piraso ng calamansi
- 4 piraso ng siling pangsigang (3 piraso ang hiniwa ng maliliit, 1 piraso hiniwa ng pa-diagonal)
- 1 piraso ng siling labuyo (hiniwa ng maliliit)
- 1 itlog (optional)
- tubig
- mantika
PAANO LUTUIN:
- Pakuluan ang ulo ng baboy. Takpan ang kawali at hayaan itong kumulo ng isang oras.
- I-drain ang pinakuluang ulo ng baboy at ilipat ito sa isang lalagyan. Ilagay ito sa ref at hayaang lumamig ng 2 oras.
- I-bake ang ulo ng baboy ng 1 ½ oras gamit ang 250C o hanggang maging crispy. Kung walang oven, ihawin ang ulo ng baboy.
- Isantabi ang ulo ng baboy para lumamig. Kapag malamig na, hatiin ito sa maliliit na piraso.
- Magpainit ng mantika at igisa ang sibuyas at bawang hanggang maging light brown.
- Ilagay ang atay ng manok at igisa hanggang maging brown. Ilagay ang hiniwang sisig at igisa ang mga ito. Ilagay ang siling labuyo at ang siling pansigang at haluin ng mabuti. Iadjust ang lasa nito gamit ang toyo at paminta.
- Ilagay ang sisig sa isang sizzling plate at mag-gawa ng space sa gitna. Magbasa ng itlog sa space na ito.
- Budburan ng hiniwang siling pansigang ang ibabaw ng sisig at iserve ito kasama ng calamansi. Enjoy!
