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Goto: Filipino ginger rice porridge with beef tripe, toasted garlic, calamansi and egg
Goto is the tripe-rich cousin of arroz caldo, sold at dawn and late at night from gotohan stalls across Luzon, especially in Manila and Batangas. Glutinous rice is cooked in a ginger broth with long-simmered beef tripe until thick, then topped with toasted garlic, spring onion, a boiled egg and a squeeze of calamansi. The common mistake is skipping the pre-boil of the tripe, which leaves a strong farmyard smell. Chef's tip: buy cleaned honeycomb tripe and simmer it until a knife slides in easily before it meets the rice; it will not soften further once the porridge thickens.
- Total time
- 150 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the tripe
- 1 ⅛ lb cleaned honeycomb beef tripe
- 2 litres water
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
For the porridge
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onionchopped
- 4 garlic clovesminced
- 2 in fresh gingercut into matchsticks
- 3 ½ oz glutinous ricerinsed
- 3 ½ oz jasmine ricerinsed
- 1.5 litres beef stock
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
To serve
- 4 eggshard-boiled
- 3 tbsp toasted garlic bits
- 3 spring onionssliced
- 4 calamansi or limehalved
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Rinse 1 ⅛ lb cleaned honeycomb beef tripe well under cold water. Put it in a pot, cover with water, boil for 10 minutes, then drain and rinse.
10 minStep 2: Return the tripe to the pot with 2 litres water, 2 bay leaves and 1 tsp black peppercorns and simmer, covered, for 75–90 minutes until a knife slides in easily. Drain, cool and cut into small bite-sized pieces.
90 minStep 3: In a heavy pot, heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil over a medium heat and fry 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves and 2 in fresh ginger for 4 minutes until soft and fragrant.
4 minStep 4: Add 3 ½ oz glutinous rice, 3 ½ oz jasmine rice and the tripe and stir for 2 minutes. Pour in 1.5 litres beef stock and bring to the boil.
3 minStep 5: Simmer, partly covered, for 30–35 minutes, stirring often so it does not catch, until the rice is soft and the porridge is thick but still pourable. Add hot water if needed. Season with 2 tbsp fish sauce and ¼ tsp ground black pepper.
35 minStep 6: Ladle into bowls and top each with half of the 4 eggs, 3 tbsp toasted garlic bits and 3 spring onions. Squeeze over 4 calamansi or lime at the table.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does goto take?
- About 150 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 130 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of bay leaves?
- Leave it out, or a pinch of dried thyme (it's a background flavour).
- What can I use instead of black peppercorns?
- Ground black pepper, a little less than the amount.
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