Ginisang Corned Beef with Potatoes (Filipino-Style)

Filipino ginisang corned beef with potatoes is a quick, filling meal made with canned corned beef, onions, and diced potatoes. It's simple, budget-friendly, and ready in minutes.

This is the kind of dish many of us grew up eating. Serve it as is, or turn it into a silog with garlic rice and a fried egg for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Ingredients You'll Need

• Corned beef: Use your favorite brand. If you can, pick one that's not too fatty so the dish doesn't turn greasy.
• Potatoes: I use diced potatoes because they make the dish more filling and help stretch the corned beef. Some people also add cabbage, corn, or sayote for the same reason - whatever you have works.
• Tomatoes: Optional, but they add a little sweetness and help cut the salty taste of the corned beef.

How to Make Ginisang Corned Beef with Potatoes (Step-by-Step)

Step 1: Sauté the aromatics

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan over medium heat. Add 3 cloves garlic (minced) and 1 small onion (chopped or sliced).

Cook for a few mintues until they start to smell good and soften.

Step 2: Add the corned beef

Add 1 can corned beef (remove the white fat on top if there is any).

As it heats up, you'll see some fat come out. Just tilt the pan and spoon it off, or dab it with a paper towel so it doesn't turn out too greasy.

Step 3: Add the potatoes

Add 1 medium potato (chopped small) and some black pepper (to taste). Mix everything together.

Cover and let it cook for a few minutes, stirring once in a while, until the potatoes are tender.

If the pan looks dry, add a small amount of water - or a little more if you want it saucy.

Step 4: Serve

Serve your ginisang corned beef hot. If you want corned beef silog, add garlic rice and a fried egg on the side.

You can also serve it with atchara or a tomato salad (ensaladang kamatis) for something fresh.

Storage

Keep leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in a pan or microwave until hot.

If you have extra, you can also use it for tortang corned beef.

Cooking Tips

• Break up the corned beef so more of it touches the pan - this helps it brown and taste better.
• Remove extra grease so the dish doesn't turn oily.
• Cut potatoes small so they cook fast.

Recipe FAQs

Try Other Silog Meals

• Tocilog: Sweet cured pork or chicken (tocino) with garlic rice and egg.
• Longsilog: Filipino sausage served with garlic rice and egg.
• Tapsilog: Marinated beef tapa with garlic rice and egg.
• Bangsilog: Fried bangus (milkfish) with garlic rice and egg.
• Hotsilog: Filipino red hotdogs, garlic rice, and egg.
• Chicksilog: Fried chicken with garlic rice and egg.