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Goto

Cooking 60 mins Prep 20 mins Serves 6
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Goto

Goto: Beef Tripe Rice Porridge

Goto is a Filipino rice porridge with beef tripe cooked in ginger-scented broth. It is topped with fried garlic, spring onions and a squeeze of calamansi.

About Goto

Goto is a Filipino rice porridge with beef tripe and ginger, topped with fried garlic. It is a classic comfort food, often sold in small eateries called gotohan. The porridge is thick, savory and warming.

Goto is a Filipino rice porridge flavored with ginger and beef tripe, and it is typically sold at small eateries called gotohan. It is warm, savory and filling, often eaten for breakfast or as a snack. The toppings of fried garlic and green onions add aroma and crunch.

Ingredient notes

  • Beef tripe: simmered until tender and chewy.
  • Glutinous rice: gives the porridge its creamy texture.
  • Fried garlic: the traditional topping.

Tips for the best Goto

  1. Tenderize the tripe. Boil it first.
  2. Stir the rice. To keep it creamy.

What to serve with Goto

Serve with calamansi and fish sauce.

Variations and substitutions

  • Arroz caldo: see Arroz Caldo.
  • With egg: add a boiled egg.
  • Without tripe: use beef.

Storing and reheating

Refrigerate for up to 3 days. Add hot water when reheating, since the porridge thickens.

Frequently asked questions

What is goto?

Rice porridge with tripe.

How do I clean tripe?

Rinse well and boil it with a little vinegar or salt, then rinse again.

Is goto the same as lugaw?

Goto is lugaw made with beef tripe.

More Filipino recipes you might like

Bringhe, Pancit Malabon and Lugaw.

Ingredients

6 servings
  • Beef tripecleaned and sliced400 g
  • Glutinous rice240 ml
  • Jasmine rice120 ml
  • Water1.9 l
  • Gingersliced3 tbsp
  • Garlicminced5 cloves
  • Onionchopped1
  • Fish sauce3 tbsp
  • Cooking oil2 tbsp
  • Fried garlicfor topping3 tbsp
  • Green onionsliced3
  • Calamansihalved4

Instructions

  1. 1

    Boil the tripe in plenty of water until tender, then drain.

    low heat ~45 mins
  2. 2

    Sauté the ginger, garlic and onion in oil, add the tripe and fish sauce and cook briefly.

    medium heat ~5 mins
  3. 3

    Add the rice and water and bring to a boil, then simmer, stirring often, until a thick porridge forms.

    low heat ~30 mins
  4. 4

    Serve topped with fried garlic, spring onions and calamansi.

Notes

  1. 1. Pressure cooker

    A pressure cooker softens the tripe in about 30 minutes.

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Photo: Goto (Rice Porridge).jpg by MarvinBikolano via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.