Warek Warek

Warek Warek is an Ilocano recipe made of grilled pork's tongue, liver, and intestine blended with pork's brain or mayonaise.

Ingredients:

Pig’s meat and entrails (tongue, liver, intestine)
Onion; thinly sliced
Salt and pepper
Calamansi or lemon juice
Pig's brain
Mayonnaise (optional)

Instructions:

Parboil intestines with sliced lemon or calamansi to remove the odor.  Parboil tongue until half cooked.  Wash and clean well the liver.
Grill intestine, tongue, and liver. Slice into 1” long and 1/4” thick (or your desired sizes), then place in a large bowl. Mix the slices of onion and boiled brain. Balance seasoning with calamansi juice, salt, and pepper according to taste.

Cooking Tip:

If pork's brain is not enough or not available, you may use mayonnaise as a substitute.

Boil the brain in vinegar and same vinegar that you will use in the recipe.