Recipes · Filipino · Breakfast
Tapa (Cured Beef)
One serving has 432 kcal and 31 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of niacin (71%), pyridoxine (71%), zinc (70%), cobalamin (70%), selenium (62%) and phosphorus (44%). Ready in 80 minutes.

- Preparation: 70 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (194 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: beef, gluten, soy
Ingredients
- 150 g Beef sirloin steak, raw
- 12 g Soy sauce
- 10 g Vinegar, white
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 5 g Sugar, brown
- 0.5 g Black pepper
- 8 g Vegetable oil
Method
- Slice the beef thinly against the grain.
- Marinate with the soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, sugar and black pepper for at least 1 hour, or overnight in the refrigerator for deeper flavour.
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Fry the beef in batches for 2-3 minutes per side until browned and cooked through.
- Boil any leftover marinade for 2-3 minutes and spoon over the beef, if you like, for extra flavour.
- Serve hot, traditionally with fried rice and a fried egg.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 432 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 8.5 g | |
| Water | 120 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.39 g | 1% |
| Protein | 31.4 g | 65% |
| Tryptophan | 0.21 g | |
| Threonine | 1.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.4 g | |
| Lysine | 2.5 g | |
| Methionine | 0.77 g | |
| Cystine | 0.4 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.96 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.96 g | |
| Fat | 29.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.6 g | |
| Saturated | 9.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.05 g | |
| Cholesterol | 117 mg | |
| Calcium | 62.9 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 42.3 mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 0.35 mg | 19% |
| Phosphorus | 305 mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 561 mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 34 µg | 62% |
| Sodium | 739 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.6 mg | 70% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.1 mg | 9% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.16 mg | 15% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10 mg | 71% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.97 mg | 19% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.92 mg | 71% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 18.6 µg | 5% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.7 µg | 70% |
| Choline | 129 mg | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 0.14 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2.5 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.2 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 17.9 µg | 20% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
4.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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