Morcon
Morcon is a Filipino meat roll stuffed with sausage or hotdogs, carrots, pickles, cheese, and egg. This is considered as a holiday dish and is usually served during Christmas (Noche Buena) and New Year’s eve (Media Noche).
In our family, we make sure that Morcon is always present in our Media Noche because of our belief that serving round shaped foods can help make one’s life prosperous in the coming year . Christmas is about to come and New Year is just around the corner. I want to personally greet you an advanced Merry and Blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year. I hope that this recipe can be of help in your holiday menu planning. Stay Healthy everyone and keep on cooking!!!
Try this Morcon Recipe
Recipe: Morcon
Ingredients
- 2 lbs beef eye of round or flank steak, 3/4 inch thick in one piece
- 2 pieces beef cubes dissolved in 3 cups boiling water (beef sotck/broth)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 piece lemon
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 piece medium sized carrot, cut into long strips
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cooking oil
- 4 pieces hotdogs, cut in half lengthwise
- 2 pieces pickled dill or sweet pickled cucumber, cut lengthwise divided into 4 equal pieces
- 3 pieces hard boiled eggs, sliced
- 3 ounces cheddar cheese, cut in strips (about 1/2 inch thick)
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking Procedure
- Marinate the beef in soy sauce and lemon juice for at least 1 hour
- Place the beef in a flat surface and arrange the hotdogs, pickle, carrot, cheese, and egg on one side
- Roll the beef enclosing the fillings and tye with a cooking string to ensure that the meat will not open-up
- Place cooking oil in a pan and apply heat
- Dredge the rolled beef in flour and fry until the color of the outer part turns medium brown
- Transfer the fried rolled beef in a casserole and pour-in the beef broth then bring to a boil
- Pour-in half of the soy sauce-lemon juice marinade,salt and simmer until the beef is tender (about 2 hours using ordinary casserole or 30 minutes if a pressure cooker is used)
- Optional: Fry the simmered meat for at least 2 minutes
- Remove the strings and slice into serving pieces
- Place in a serving dish and add the sauce.
- Serve hot. Share and enjoy!
Number of servings (yield): 4
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Hi batchmate
so amazing, was just talking to my hubby abt this yday, and it’s here na today. Can’t wait to try this recipe. I’ve been browsing your site for a couple of weeks now and I think what you’re doing with this site is simply incredible, btw. Keep it up 
Hi Ellen Joy. Thanks for commenting. It’s nice to hear from you. It’s been a long time, How are you doing?
Hi vanjo..am ok.
will keep browsing your site for inspiration. Must say, i understand na what my mom’s been saying all along: it’s hard to keep thinking about what to cook. Hay. 
Yup, morcon is usually served during Christmas and holidays. The presentation looks very nice.
wow!!!!great recipe sarap nito for x’mas and new year. thanks for publishing this recipe try ko to ngayon. keep it up your great!!!!
naku! kuya! ang sarap naman nyan!! pampasko talaga!! naalala ko ang nanay lola ko na madalas magluto ng morcon pag pasko!! ita-try kong lutuin yan this christmas, thank you for the idea kuya!! merry, merry christmas sa iyo at sa buong pamilya mo!!
GOD BLESS!
Yummy kuya!ask ko lang po kung saan mabibili yung pinantali nyo?safe po ba yun kasamang pakuluhin?ano po name ng pinantali nyo?paraalam kong itanung sa mga asian grocery dito sa Finland?salamat po kuya!
thank you sa morcon recipe, now meron na kong bagong menu for x-mas eve.
hi… thanks 4 sharing us ur knowledge n cooking,marami akong natutunang luto every time n nmimiss ko pagkaing pinoy open ko agad panlasang pinoy. thanks a lot…GOD BLESS U… advance MERRY CHRISTMAS
I’ve been wanting to make this for a very long time, this is my favorite. My Mom, makes this every xmas, new years, bday, but she pass already, i thought there’s no way i can make it myself, so i just give up because she makes it so good there’s no one can make it good like she does, but now, thanks to you i now know how to make it step by step, i will try to make it this coming xmas for my inlaws. I did your maja blaca and shiomai for thanks giving and it’s a hit (F.Y.I) I added a lil bit of hoisin sauce on shoimai it’s really good.
wow! sarap nman, thank you at nai-feature nyo itong morcon recipe try ko gawin. thank you and more power!
hi kuya im from cali west covina im so happy when i found out your site it helps me to cook different menus for my family i want to give you a recipe for mutya ng cavite for you to try to add on your site its my mothers variation from josephine restaurant i dont know if youve heard well thanks and more power
Hi Ann! I’ll appreciate if you can share with me your recipe for Mutya ng Cavite soup. My wife loves it so much and I wanted to surprise her with it. Thanks and hope to hear from you.
Thanks for sharing its nice i will try in christmass iam sure magustohan to ng asawa ko….
how true that u can use pineaapple juice to replace the beef broth? I will try that on Sundayt, my baby’s bday…thx 4 sharing….
hello kuya musta po??thanks kuya for sharing good food with us and di na po sasakit yung ulo ko sa pasko kasi alam ko na yung dapat kong lutuin dahil po sa mga recipe na inishare nyo po sa amin…thanks po and God bless..
Hello
Paano ba hinihiwa ang meat para magflat kagaya ng gawa mo? pwede bang post ka din ng demo
wala kasi akong nakikitang ganyan na na cut dito sa japan
hi there!Im a newby here..i was looking for a recipe of Sliced Roast Beef with gravy..so i think i could find it here….please….id like to cook this on xmas so im hoping you could grant my request…thanks……
This morcon recipe looks great! I’d like to try it for a holiday party. Is it possible to cook this in a slow cooker? (as opposed to simmering it for 2hrs on the stove top). If yes, how long do I cook it for? Please advise. And please keep the great recipes coming!!!
Hello kuya, salamat sa isa na naman masarap at magandang ihanda sa noche buena.
Tanong ko lang kuya, puwede din ba lagyan ng spices itong recipe ng morcon? Kagaya ng chili pepper at ground black pepper? Thanks again for this delicious recipe and keep on cooking! Happy holidays!:)
hay kuya musta po ang sarap naman po yan pang x-mass tamang-tama darating ang biyanan ko i will try this one. ask kulang kuya pwed bayung kahit anung cheese ang gamitin ko sana masagut mo ang tanung ko niel form germany salamat p
srap nmn!!!!dis is 1 of my fvrite dish…nxtme nmn kuya ung pork asado plsssss……….ang gling-gling mo nmn s cooking sna aq din(*.*) pra mluto q s bday ng bunso q dis coming 13…try q gyahin ung lasagna mo….tnx & god bless….
wowwwww ang sarap naman nito,matagal na ako naghahanap ng recipe na ito,una ko siyang natikman sa friends ko as in masarap talga ito…salamat sa pag share!more power!! from netherlands
can i ask wat is the history of this dish?? were that it came from?? how did it get here..wat is the original name of the dish??
Thanks sa video and nice demo… seems so yummy… i try the recipe this New Year… God bless…
Anyway pwedi din bang pork dito?
please let me know every time have new recipe please im enjoying cooking…..
pano naman ung sauce ng morcon?
pwedeng ba yung pork sa morcon instead na beef?
thanks and more power. God bless!!!
this is definetely the best in town….. sarap talaga laging sundan ang blog ni kuya
thanks sa site na ito.. Marami ako natutunan..
i love eating… pero hirap magluto. Yung na visit ko site na ito malaking tulong tlaga. now i enjoy cooking.. More power po..
hi kuya saraaap nito, tagal ko na gusto matutunan ang morcon.slamat sayo meron na ako recipe. my husband love filipino dish pareho kmi mahilig magluto. ngayon meron na ako matutunan recipe mula sayo. madali sya gawin ksi meron nman video pwedeng sundan. ginawa ko na yun orange chicken at masarap nagustuhan ng mga anak ko. di nya alam may fruits na hinaloayaw nya ksi ng prutas. thanks and more power to you.
Wow! this one is different from our Morcon in Batangas but it looks really good. I’ll try this even if x-mas is still few months away, thank you very much
pano ung sauce ng morcon?