🥒 Ginisang Upo

Vegetable · Main ingredient: Bottle Gourd · ⏱ 18 min · Serves 5 · ~₱130 · 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
• 200 g 200g ground pork or 200g shrimp, peeled and chopped
• 1 pc 1 medium upo (bottle gourd), peeled and sliced into half-moons
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
• 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 fragrant and softened, mashing tomatoes slightly.
2. Add the ground pork and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. If using shrimp, add it after the pork is nearly done and cook until pink.
3. Season with fish sauce and stir to combine.
4. Add the sliced upo and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until it starts to soften.
5. Pour in water, cover, and simmer for 8-10 minutes until upo is tender and translucent.
6. Uncover and simmer a few more minutes to reduce excess liquid if needed.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve hot with steamed rice.

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