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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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.

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

[@SuperRockstar41]

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

[@ropiniano]

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!

[@flaeiya]

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

[@featrmedia]

Legit!

[@onceuponalonetime]

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!

[@johnmarkrodriguez3685]

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 👍🏽👍🏽

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

[@Yianiz]

nakakatuwa na ang effort ni Erwan magtagalog.

[@kristengrejabaldonado4087]

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

[@heybrotherlouielouie]

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]

Great tip! Thanks!

[@caironjamesvelasco3095]

Erwan speaking tagalog is priceless ❤💯

[@charlenemaegarcia5787]

Erwan deserve his own food show in national TV

[@teacherportia]

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

[@hungrykoala7416]

erwan conversing in tagalog is so cute

[@anng5689]

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

[@jojogalit2750]

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

[@halzeenen14]

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!

[@rainebuquid2299]

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. ❤

[@FilipinaMommyintheUSA]

Cute ni Erwan mag effort sa Tagalog 🎉🎉🎉

[@khylsolomon5266]

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

[@karenie03]

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. ❤

[@le57erguapo43]

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

[@alvimc5359]

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

[@matetsarmiento8710]

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

[@featrmedia]

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

[@jimleoromines8114]

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

[@antonioromulodelcarmen283]

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

[@rainebuquid2299]

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]

Yeah Jonas, one of the authentic ones.

[@Nitram2K]

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]

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

[@barbyvr2929]

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!!

[@rexxxxxxxx001]

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.

[@juliettelopez7267]

Love cocoy!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@rexclusive7178]

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!

[@IamMagsB]

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

[@FOODandTRAVELareHAPPINESSbyRio]

Pares is one of my fave comfort food. Yum!

[@leovirtau2553]

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

[@seanmiller7187]

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

[@rambutan7945]

Erwan nagTatagalog 👏👏👏

[@anchewgaming46]

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

[@dodonggoldblum2085]

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

[@nikdorothy]

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

[@fsnicolas]

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

[@Carolf1213]

Parang ang sarap!

[@chinchinkash979]

Erwan aging like fine wine. 😊

[@cynthiastephie]

Wow nagtatagalog si Sir Erwan 😊

[@myet3475]

Will definitely visit your featured restos/eateries

[@Ryan-he2qz]

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

[@ult7511]

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

[@jaytechpinoychannel]

sarap naman nyan beef pares

[@seyeah7714]

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

[@ow3llgmg42]

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

[@batangbatibot6506]

Pucha nakaka takam ung putok batok version 🤣

[@tineejohnston9737]

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

[@pinetten8033]

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

[@Tofs0214]

Sarap ni erwan, este ng pares pala😊❤

[@wawman7455]

Ang galing, Erwan is really trying to speak Tagalog!

[@jrkangta]

Cocoy’s the best pares!❤

[@NITIB0]

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

[@myet3475]

Kaaliw ka mgtagalog erwan ahahha sooo cute

[@daddywincooking]

Na try ko nrin spaghetti noodles sa pares. Astig din

[@reymallorca6295]

Nagutom akoooooooooooo

[@allanpaolovelena4295]

Sarap diyan sa cocoys ❤😊

[@ModernongAlipin]

Sa wakas nafeature din Cocoys Lets gooo

[@jeremymagnaye4967]

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.

[@TheRhonzieVlog]

I like your posh version! yummy!

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❤❤❤Super👏👏👏

[@thengtayco59]

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

[@DarlChua]

my fave pares! cocoy's!! :)

[@francocruz1321]

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

[@charmmercado7765]

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.

[@sfidelisg]

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?? 😁😁)

[@kashmir0702]

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..

[@themonsterofall]

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

[@Jinzo05]

Bulalong Pares seems like a great concept.

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Class

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Woah my favorite❤😂

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Nice content♥️

[@eycie]

Kanyaman ne 🤤🤤🤤

[@jrescorpiso]

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

[@mothercindy6522]

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

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Yum yum for the tum tum 😋😋😋

[@napamura4117]

First time I saw superman cook.👍👍👍

[@jerardaraza3735]

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

[@aNsWeRkEy02]

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

[@ayrasanmiguel9363]

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

[@lurkeranjo]

Gotta try the pares in retiro

[@kylamae4527]

Favorite beef pares.

[@maryjoycelestial8398]

Yummy 🤤🤤🤤

[@pilotographer]

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

[@jan-michaelreyes1189]

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

[@AldrinTerrenceGoco-ly5zp]

Erwaaaaaan!❤

[@peterbaltazar6171]

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

[@roni-co5ng]

yummmmmmmm

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Ang swerte ni Anne Curtis marunong magluto ang hubby nya bukod sa pagiging pogi na mukang mabait pa❤️❤️❤️

[@jennypepster1462]

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.

[@cambria428]

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!

[@reginalddelosreyes736]

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

[@seasidecarnival]

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]

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

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i can smell it from here Erwan....

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Im hungry!🤣🤣🤣

[@AlyssaYsibido]

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

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