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Longganisa

Name: Longganisa
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 500g Ground Pork; 3 tbsp Garlic (minced); 3 tbsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Vinegar; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tsp Black Pepper; 1 tsp Paprika; To taste Rice and Fried Egg (to serve)

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Sweet-savory garlic-and-sugar sausage — an essential of the Filipino breakfast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Longganisa is a traditional Filipino sausage shaped by Spanish colonial influence, made by mixing ground pork with garlic, sugar, and vinegar. Flavors vary by region, from sweet to tangy, and local varieties named after places like Vigan and Lucban are famous. Longsilog — longganisa with a fried egg and garlic rice — is the classic breakfast set.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a morning market in the Filipino provinces, the sweet smell of longganisa grilling over charcoal draws people looking for breakfast.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Ground Pork 500g
Garlic (minced) 3 tbsp
Sugar 3 tbsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
Black Pepper 1 tsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Rice and Fried Egg (to serve) To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Add garlic, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, black pepper, and paprika to the ground pork and knead well.
Let the flavors meld in the fridge for at least 3 hours (ideally overnight).
Shape into small logs.
Heat a little oil in a frying pan and cook slowly until well browned.
Serve with garlic rice and a fried egg.

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