🥒 Ginisang Patola

Vegetable · Main ingredient: Sponge Gourd · ⏱ 13 min · Serves 5 · ~₱120 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 4 clove 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pc 1 small onion, sliced
• 2 pc 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 150 g 150g ground pork or 150g shrimp, peeled and chopped
• 2 pc 2 medium patola (sponge gourd), peeled and sliced
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
• 2 pc 2 large eggs, beaten
• 3 pinch salt and pepper to taste
• 0.5 tsp Pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Sauté garlic, onion, and tomatoes until softened and fragrant.
2. Add the ground pork and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. If using shrimp, add after pork is nearly cooked, and cook until pink.
3. Season with fish sauce and stir to combine.
4. Add the sliced patola and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
5. Pour in water, cover, and simmer for 4-5 minutes until patola is tender and releases its natural juices.
6. Push the vegetables to one side, pour in the beaten eggs, and let set slightly before scrambling and mixing everything together.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve hot with steamed rice.

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