Best Pares in Metro Manila and How to Make it at Home with Erwan

Where can you taste the best “Pares” in Metro Manila? Erwan Heussaff is out to try the legendary Cocoy Mami Pares to find inspiration for his very own pares recipe.
Pares is a Filipino beef stew that is best served with rice and is a popular choice for a quick lunch meal or a hangover treat for the night owls. Due to its popularity and accessibility across the metro, this unassuming bowl of braised beef is a memorable meal for people from all walks of life.
These hearty Piñakamasarap bowls of pares is brought to you by Marca Piña. Their products are widely available at your nearest grocery and across over 40 countries! Try making these recipes today!
Cocoy Mami Pares Steak & Chops
5A Ledesma Court, Visayas Ave, Quezon City
RECIPES:
CLASSIC
Ingredients:
3 tbsp oil
1 pc onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 pc thumb-sized ginger, minced
½ kg beef shank, bone-in cut into 2 inch chunks
½ cup cornstarch
½ cup Marca Piña soy sauce
3 cups water
1 pc cinnamon stick
2 pc star anise
2 pc bay leaves
¼ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup chopped green onions
¼ cup fried garlic (optional)
1 pc chopped birds eye chilies
Procedure:
1. In a pot with hot oil, saute onions, garlic, and ginger. Dredge the beef in cornstarch, shaking off the excess and cook until all sides have browned.
2. Add soy sauce and transfer into a pressure cooker adding in enough water to cover the beef. Toast your cinnamon stick and anise until fragrant then add into the pressure cooker with bay leaves and brown sugar. Cook for 45 minutes or until tender.
3. Add brown sugar, soy sauce, water, star anise, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes or until the meat is tender. Serve topped with green onions, chopped garlic, and birds eye chilies. Makes 4 servings.
TAIWANESE-INSPIRED PARES
Ingredients:
6 pc star anise
1 pc cinnamon stick
3 tbsp oil
1 pc onion, sliced
1 inch pc ginger, sliced
3 cloves garlic, sliced
½ tsp salt
3 pc tomatoes, sliced
½ kg beef shanks cut into 2 pc chunks
¼ cup Marca Piña soy sauce
2 cups beef broth
¼ cup tapuy/rice wine
2 tbsp gochujang
¼ cup brown sugar
2 pc bay leaves
¼ tsp white pepper
½ tsp five spice
3 cups beef broth
2 pcs bone marrows, split- horizontally
¼ kg miki/egg noodles, cooked according to package directions
4 pc boiled eggs
¼ cup chopped spring onions
Procedure:
1. Toast your spices and set aside. Saute your onions, ginger, garlic, and tomatoes. Season with salt and add beef shanks.
2. Add soy sauce and tapuy. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add gochujang and transfer into a pressure cooker. Add sugar, bay leaves, white pepper, five spice, and beef broth. Cook for 45 minutes.
3. Preheat your oven to 400 F. Place bone marrow in a pan and season with salt on top. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Serve with beef and rice. Makes 4 servings.
PARES MAMI
Ingredients:
Pre-made pares
pre-broiled bone marrow split horizontally
¼ kg miki/egg noodles, cooked according to package directions
4 pc boiled eggs
¼ cup chopped green onions
¼ cup fried garlic
Procedure:
1. In a bowl, add noodles, pares, bone marrow, boiled eggs then top with green onions and garlic. Makes 4 servings.
Jump to:
(0:00) Intro
(1:23) Trying Cocoy Mami Pares
(7:35) Erwan Cooks Pares, Outro
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  • @rjdiego6427
    @rjdiego64279 ай бұрын

    Would just like to say how I appreciate how much effort Erwan's putting in going out, promoting and trying local food, and trying to speak in Tagalog.

  • @jjbalmes4271

    @jjbalmes4271

    9 ай бұрын

    real!!!!

  • @ronnvelalinas3690

    @ronnvelalinas3690

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@jjbalmes4271lods ✌

  • @juliuscarlosantos4601

    @juliuscarlosantos4601

    9 ай бұрын

  • @althearrawr2727
    @althearrawr27279 ай бұрын

    Cute ni erwan trying his best to speak in tagalog 😂❤

  • @SuperRockstar41
    @SuperRockstar419 ай бұрын

    love it when erwan really trying his best to speak in tagalog just to make kuya manager comfortable .. i really appreciate your efforts man.

  • @flaeiya
    @flaeiya9 ай бұрын

    Cocoy's has been our go-to place since I was a kid. ❤❤

  • @featrmedia

    @featrmedia

    9 ай бұрын

    Legit!

  • @heybrotherlouielouie
    @heybrotherlouielouie9 ай бұрын

    Cocoy's Pares is one of my favorite comfort foods. Especially during payday and when eating alone 😊 Cocoy hack: Ask for extra garlic bits, chili, and calamansi to go with your beef pares. Their Siomai is also worth trying 😊

  • @featrmedia

    @featrmedia

    9 ай бұрын

    Great tip! Thanks!

  • @ropiniano
    @ropiniano9 ай бұрын

    That is so nice that he can make a Filipino street food look sosyal and be appreciated in a high end restaurant. Mr Erwan, you’re the best!

  • @onceuponalonetime
    @onceuponalonetime9 ай бұрын

    More Filipino-speaking Erwan plzzz. Kudos for the extra mile and effort! I still remember Erwan visiting the best Pares-an in Marikina and it has boomed since he visited!

  • @amoryantoine
    @amoryantoine9 ай бұрын

    Erwan trying to converse in Tagalog is just a proud moment as a fan hahaha anne must be proud!!!

  • @johnmarkrodriguez3685
    @johnmarkrodriguez36859 ай бұрын

    I appreciate Erwann trying to speak the language. Like all things, there's a struggle to it at the beginning but it gets easier so long as you regularly give it a go, and it helps to talk with those who fluently speak the language, both classic and colloquial versions of it 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @caironjamesvelasco3095
    @caironjamesvelasco30959 ай бұрын

    Erwan speaking tagalog is priceless ❤💯

  • @jojogalit2750
    @jojogalit2750Ай бұрын

    Brother Erwan you don’t need their recipes, yours alone looks hella good already 😋😋😋👍

  • @kristengrejabaldonado4087
    @kristengrejabaldonado40879 ай бұрын

    Ang galing na mag tagalog ni Erwan!! 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

  • @Yianiz
    @Yianiz9 ай бұрын

    nakakatuwa na ang effort ni Erwan magtagalog.

  • @hungrykoala7416
    @hungrykoala74169 ай бұрын

    erwan conversing in tagalog is so cute

  • @charlenemaegarcia5787
    @charlenemaegarcia57879 ай бұрын

    Erwan deserve his own food show in national TV

  • @khylsolomon5266
    @khylsolomon52669 ай бұрын

    Proud Cocoy’s customer here!! Here’s a Cocoy’s hack: ask for extra “pares sauce” coz they always throw in extra beef 😉

  • @anng5689
    @anng56899 ай бұрын

    Big respect to Erwan❤ appreciate nia pinoy food talaga and cute nia magtagalog😂😅 more of this erwan and with Dahlia

  • @teacherportia
    @teacherportia9 ай бұрын

    Cocoy's pares, YES! Nice Tagalog po Kuya Erwan!

  • @FilipinaMommyintheUSA
    @FilipinaMommyintheUSA9 ай бұрын

    Cute ni Erwan mag effort sa Tagalog 🎉🎉🎉

  • @Nitram2K
    @Nitram2K9 ай бұрын

    Cocoy's is amazing, but do try the retiro one in La Loma. The owner there was the cook for Jonas during the 80's then left to open his own restaurant which is now known as The Famous Original Pares Mami House in Amoranto Street.

  • @buenuy6338

    @buenuy6338

    9 ай бұрын

    there's always a line of customers even when it's late at night!!

  • @jimleoromines8114
    @jimleoromines81149 ай бұрын

    You know it's really good when Erwan said a profanity word 😂😂

  • @halzeenen14
    @halzeenen149 ай бұрын

    Cocoy's! My childhood pares place since the 90's. Went to high school at Montessori just beside it and after class, me and my classmates always went there for food trip!

  • @matetsarmiento8710
    @matetsarmiento87109 ай бұрын

    Cocoys! my favorite pares since i was a kid! Never fail to visit it when I'm in the Philippines for vacation❤

  • @featrmedia

    @featrmedia

    9 ай бұрын

    Hopefully you get to stop by on your next visit! :)

  • @antonioromulodelcarmen283
    @antonioromulodelcarmen2839 ай бұрын

    Cocoy's and Jonas… 2 of the best pares back in the day. Can't wait to go back in the PH.🇵🇭

  • @rainebuquid2299

    @rainebuquid2299

    9 ай бұрын

    Jonas, during my college days. Had to travel all the way from Malabon to Retiro, QC. I have to try Cocoy's too.

  • @KenPB-pv4he

    @KenPB-pv4he

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah Jonas, one of the authentic ones.

  • @alvimc5359
    @alvimc53599 ай бұрын

    Kung kelang magdidinner na. Nakakatakam. Pampagana talaga to kumain.

  • @IamMagsB
    @IamMagsB9 ай бұрын

    this place will definitely be on my list to try., thanks Erwan for featuring it.

  • @le57erguapo43
    @le57erguapo434 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Erwan for sharing your recipes. I love it. Nagutom ako eh. 😂😅

  • @barbyvr2929
    @barbyvr29294 ай бұрын

    Wow!! Everything looks delicious! I've never tried Pares before & I love your presentations of these dishes! You even make the bone marrow look good!! I will make sure I try this dish whenever I'm in the Philippines!!

  • @nikdorothy
    @nikdorothy9 ай бұрын

    Is this the first time that I heard you speak tagalog? Thanks for the effort speaking our language, keep it up!

  • @seanmiller7187
    @seanmiller71879 ай бұрын

    Made the first recipe for dinner last night. It was delicious.

  • @rainebuquid2299
    @rainebuquid22999 ай бұрын

    I was hypersalivating the whole time while watching this episode. At 10:30 in the evening I craved for a pares, in vain. Hopefully, tomorrow my craving will be satisfied. Thank you so much, Erwan. You always inspire us, your subscribers. Wala kang kaPARES, hehe. ❤

  • @karenie03
    @karenie039 ай бұрын

    Aww. I miss this place. We used to live nearby in the early 2000's and ito ang staple food namin. Ang galing matatag pa rin sila. ❤

  • @dodonggoldblum2085
    @dodonggoldblum20852 күн бұрын

    the second version is similar to taiwanese beef, sweet and spicy. I love both.

  • @anchewgaming46
    @anchewgaming469 ай бұрын

    Wow can't wait to try to make my own!

  • @rexxxxxxxx001
    @rexxxxxxxx0019 ай бұрын

    I have seen this kind of content way back 2013, this is the same as Top secret recipe on cable tv. Top tier content as always.

  • @FOODandTRAVELareHAPPINESSbyRio
    @FOODandTRAVELareHAPPINESSbyRio9 ай бұрын

    Pares is one of my fave comfort food. Yum!

  • @fsnicolas
    @fsnicolas9 ай бұрын

    Started going to Cocoy's since it opened in 1994. Still the best for me!

  • @rambutan7945
    @rambutan7945Ай бұрын

    Erwan nagTatagalog 👏👏👏

  • @NITIB0
    @NITIB09 ай бұрын

    Always served with white rice. Then shows yellow rice hehehe iconic. I love this. I love Cocoy's.

  • @tineejohnston9737
    @tineejohnston97379 ай бұрын

    Now I’m hungry, putok batok 911 food in English lol thank you Erwan for highlighting Favorite Pilipino cuisine ❤️😇🤙😎

  • @cynthiastephie
    @cynthiastephie9 ай бұрын

    Wow nagtatagalog si Sir Erwan 😊

  • @ult7511
    @ult75119 ай бұрын

    QC's very own Pares! I'm kinda proud that as a QCtizen

  • @rexclusive7178
    @rexclusive71789 ай бұрын

    another banger video! love your content! especially about pares right here! you can see, feel, smell, and taste the passion from your work. amazing job!

  • @myet3475
    @myet34757 ай бұрын

    Will definitely visit your featured restos/eateries

  • @pinetten8033
    @pinetten80339 ай бұрын

    Superman is eating pares! Seriously Erwan with those big eyeglasses you look like him ❤️

  • @chinchinkash979
    @chinchinkash9799 ай бұрын

    Erwan aging like fine wine. 😊

  • @ow3llgmg42
    @ow3llgmg429 ай бұрын

    I would like to see the "Going Coastal" series again. Make it happen!

  • @jrkangta
    @jrkangta9 ай бұрын

    Cocoy’s the best pares!❤

  • @seyeah7714
    @seyeah77149 ай бұрын

    Pares is my fave pinoy food 😌 ❤ kaya pag my place akong pinupuntahan laging pares ang hanap ko 😂

  • @Ryan-he2qz
    @Ryan-he2qz9 ай бұрын

    I love comfort food reminds me of my youngest days and memorable times

  • @TheRhonzieVlog
    @TheRhonzieVlog7 ай бұрын

    I like your posh version! yummy!

  • @francocruz1321
    @francocruz13219 ай бұрын

    Big mistake to watch this before sleeping, now I'm craving for some pares 😭

  • @jeremymagnaye4967
    @jeremymagnaye49679 ай бұрын

    I always add in cloves, cinnamon or cassia bark, star anise, fennel seeds and black pepper for my spices and I also use Kecap Manis along with the FIlipino toyo to add in sweetness.

  • @leovirtau2553
    @leovirtau25539 ай бұрын

    One of my favorite pinoy food, Kahit yung Pares sa mga kanto masarap din.

  • @Tofs0214
    @Tofs02149 ай бұрын

    Sarap ni erwan, este ng pares pala😊❤

  • @juliettelopez7267
    @juliettelopez72679 ай бұрын

    Love cocoy!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Jinzo05
    @Jinzo059 ай бұрын

    Bulalong Pares seems like a great concept.

  • @myet3475
    @myet34757 ай бұрын

    Kaaliw ka mgtagalog erwan ahahha sooo cute

  • @wawman7455
    @wawman74557 ай бұрын

    Ang galing, Erwan is really trying to speak Tagalog!

  • @lol-td9yu
    @lol-td9yu9 ай бұрын

    Nice content♥️

  • @sfidelisg
    @sfidelisg9 ай бұрын

    Now craving for pares after watching this video. Hehehe! I hope you'll get to guest Ms. Anne as food taster again soon. Hehehe! (Please?? 😁😁)

  • @ModernongAlipin
    @ModernongAlipin9 ай бұрын

    Sa wakas nafeature din Cocoys Lets gooo

  • @thengtayco59
    @thengtayco599 ай бұрын

    Almost lunch break and being like this watching how Erwan enjoys pares makes you salivate 🤣🤣🤣

  • @batangbatibot6506
    @batangbatibot65069 ай бұрын

    Pucha nakaka takam ung putok batok version 🤣

  • @Carolf1213
    @Carolf12139 ай бұрын

    Parang ang sarap!

  • @daddywincooking
    @daddywincooking9 ай бұрын

    Na try ko nrin spaghetti noodles sa pares. Astig din

  • @DarlChua
    @DarlChua9 ай бұрын

    my fave pares! cocoy's!! :)

  • @kashmir0702
    @kashmir07029 ай бұрын

    for me Pares is the ultimate comfort food, every payday while everyone wants to eat on restaurant or fast food, I simply crave for a very hot bowl of pares with some good chili oil..

  • @napamura4117
    @napamura4117Ай бұрын

    First time I saw superman cook.👍👍👍

  • @eduardtabieros8137
    @eduardtabieros81379 ай бұрын

    Woah my favorite❤😂

  • @jaytechpinoychannel
    @jaytechpinoychannel9 ай бұрын

    sarap naman nyan beef pares

  • @lurkeranjo
    @lurkeranjo9 ай бұрын

    Gotta try the pares in retiro

  • @pilotographer
    @pilotographer9 ай бұрын

    Cocoy’s! Aside from the pares, another fave of mine is their sizzling sisig.

  • @allanpaolovelena4295
    @allanpaolovelena42959 ай бұрын

    Sarap diyan sa cocoys ❤😊

  • @jan-michaelreyes1189
    @jan-michaelreyes11899 ай бұрын

    You should try their Sizzling Tenderloin Steak as well next time 😊

  • @ayrasanmiguel9363
    @ayrasanmiguel93639 ай бұрын

    My cheat day food i guess haha 😂 Thank you so much for this FEATR! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

  • @eycie
    @eycie9 ай бұрын

    Kanyaman ne 🤤🤤🤤

  • @aNsWeRkEy02
    @aNsWeRkEy029 ай бұрын

    pares retiro..there is also one in 9th ave & sangandaan that serves really good pares

  • @charmmercado7765
    @charmmercado77659 ай бұрын

    Hello Erwan! Idk if you already tried the Authentic and one of the OG pares in the Quezon City but one of the OG pares and pinipilahan talaga ay sa Retiro St corner Dr Alejos the OG pares retiro.

  • @sonya3607
    @sonya36079 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤Super👏👏👏

  • @jennypepster1462
    @jennypepster14629 ай бұрын

    You're right, Marcapiña is different and a lot better than other brands. My mom's kitchen had it and I use it now that I have my own family. I've experimented with other brands before but nah, I always go back to Marcapiña.

  • @jrescorpiso
    @jrescorpiso9 ай бұрын

    Do you have your own restaurant yet? If not, when??? Your take on Filipino dishes and their presentation look so good! 🤤💯

  • @mothercindy6522

    @mothercindy6522

    9 ай бұрын

    I think he owns a restaurant in Manila. His name is Erwan Heusaff.

  • @frankiefernandez9225
    @frankiefernandez92259 ай бұрын

    Yum yum for the tum tum 😋😋😋

  • @peterbaltazar6171
    @peterbaltazar61719 ай бұрын

    I suggest also try the Angus Pares in San Juan. SM Manila and SM Grand Central

  • @reymallorca6295
    @reymallorca62959 ай бұрын

    Nagutom akoooooooooooo

  • @anthonyjohnbernal5973
    @anthonyjohnbernal59739 ай бұрын

    i can smell it from here Erwan....

  • @vetlogmobaho703
    @vetlogmobaho7039 ай бұрын

    Class

  • @AlyssaYsibido
    @AlyssaYsibido9 ай бұрын

    You should try Bulalo sa Ramirez at Ramirez QC, one of the best!

  • @groseph
    @groseph9 ай бұрын

    Pares Halo in Cocoys is da Bomb 🔥

  • @jerardaraza3735
    @jerardaraza37359 ай бұрын

    Pares point. Along pasong tamo lang. Hehe dun kami plagi nung college mga 15yrs ago na ata.

  • @seasidecarnival
    @seasidecarnival9 ай бұрын

    Nice episode! I was actually thinking of making pares the other day. Just a bit of tip though, I think you guys should indicate in your videos if they include paid promotions or anything. It just adds that extra bit of transparency and builds trust with your viewers. That said, I subbed and will look out for future episodes.

  • @featrmedia

    @featrmedia

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks! We do add it to the video. It pops up automatically on KZread in the beginning of the video on the top left of the video 😊

  • @kylamae4527
    @kylamae45273 ай бұрын

    Favorite beef pares.

  • @gamulolauro9648
    @gamulolauro96489 ай бұрын

    Im hungry!🤣🤣🤣

  • @myqueen_RegineVelasquez
    @myqueen_RegineVelasquez9 ай бұрын

    I really love it when Erwan mentioned the Filipino catchphrase "putok batok." So Filipino.... ♥️ Nakakatakam at timing yung panonood ko ng pagluluto niya ng Pares kasi maulan ngayon. Uwuuu 🥺

  • @thecalluengvlogs8155
    @thecalluengvlogs81559 ай бұрын

    I realized while watching erwan too long, dahlia really looks more like erwan! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @themonsterofall
    @themonsterofall8 ай бұрын

    Take note, if you watch videos from this channel make sure you have something ready to eat or else you'll die from craving.

  • @zinantabariba1916
    @zinantabariba19169 ай бұрын

    Can you please share that bone broth diet you mention :) looking forward on your next vid ERWAN! THANK YOU!

  • @cambria428
    @cambria4289 ай бұрын

    jusko to si Erwan! half Filipino, asawa ay Filipino, ang tagal ng nakatira dito sa Pilipinas, di man lang mag aral mag tagalog 🤦‍♀️ hirap na hirap jusko!

  • @martanthonygarchitorena716
    @martanthonygarchitorena7169 ай бұрын

    Great job!! looks delicious❤❤❤ haha would like to see if you could price each meal you made to get some breakdown on the ingridients you used on this meal....❤❤❤

  • @reginalddelosreyes736
    @reginalddelosreyes7369 ай бұрын

    Bad decision watching this at night 😂 Mukang mapapa order ako ng Jonas