Longsilog or Silogs

Longsilog or Silogs are definitely a very popular Filipino breakfast. They come in many combinations and are all mouth-watering breakfast delights. You can find these dishes at street vendors all over the Philippines.

They are commonly called Turo-Turo Eatery’s (it means pick and point eatery). This recipe is for Longsilog. It’s a combination of Longanisa, (Filipino sausage) eggs, and garlic-fried rice. Sometimes it also comes with fresh slices of tomato and onions.

The three most commonly seen silogs are:

• Tapsilog having tapa as the meat ingredient
• Tocilog having tocino as the meat ingredient
• Longsilog having longanisa as a meat ingredient

Other silogs sometimes seen:

• Hotsilog, with a hot dog
• Bangsilog, with bangus (milkfish)
• Dangsilog, with danggit (rabbitfish)
• Spamsilog, with spam
• Adosilog, with adobo
• Chosilog, with chorizo
• Chiksilog, with chicken
• Cornsilog, with canned corned beef
• Litsilog, with lechon

Ingredients:

• 4 Cups of left over rice from the previous night
• 5 Links of longanisa sausage
• 1 Cup of water for cooking longanisa
• 3 Eggs
• 2 Cloves of garlic
• ½ Tbs. Salt
• ¼ Tbs. Ground black pepper
• ¼ Tbs. MSG
• Oil for frying

Directions:

1. The Longanisa Sausage in a frying pan add water and oil and bring to a boil.
2. Let the water totally evaporate and wait for the oil to extract from the sausage links.
3. Let it fry for about 5 minutes rolling the sausage links constantly to cook evenly.

The Eggs:

1. Beat two eggs as you would normally make an omelet.
2. Season them with salt, cook in a frying pan, remove, and set aside.
3. Next get a third egg and cook it sunny side up.
4. Remove and set aside.

The Garlic-Fried Rice:

1. Break up the rice smoothly and set aside.
2. Heat frying pan, add oil, and saute garlic until golden brown.
3. Next add rice and stir for 1 minute.
4. Then add salt & pepper and msg to taste and let it cook for an additional 5 minutes.
5. Stir the rice constantly to avoid scorching.
6. Add more salt if needed.

The Plating:

1. In a platter arrange the longanisa, eggs, and fried rice and garnish with freshly sliced tomatoes and onions or slices of cucumber (Pipino).
2. Then ask yourself this, When was the last time you had a breakfast this good! Enjoy your breakfast.