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Ampalaya Guisado

LM Rillera
LM Rillera @cook_27050433

Best partnered with fried fish

Ampalaya Guisado

Best partnered with fried fish

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Ingredients

15 to 20 mins
4 to 5 servings
  1. 1medium to big size Ampalaya
  2. 2medium size tomatoes
  3. 2medium onions
  4. 1 headgarlic
  5. 2beaten eggs
  6. 1/2 cupwater
  7. 1 tspPink Salt

Cooking Instructions

15 to 20 mins
  1. 1

    Thinly slice the ampalaya. Wash and soak in water with 1 tbsp rock salt (white salt). Set aside.

  2. 2

    Slice onions and tomatoes. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Chop garlic using mortar and pestle. Set aside.

  4. 4

    In a sautee pan, sautee garlic until slightly golden brown in color. Don't burn or else the "ginisa" will be bitter.

  5. 5

    Next, sautee the onions with the garlic until onions are translucent in color. Again don't burn or else the onions will loose the caramelized flavor.

  6. 6

    Next, sautee tomatoes with garlic and onions until tomatoes are wilted.

  7. 7

    Add now add the ampalaya (strain and remove from soaked water). Sautee until half-cooked. Don't over cook.

  8. 8

    Add water. Add a little more if you feel it is too dry. (But don't make in into a soup.)

  9. 9

    Add beaten eggs. Mix well to the sauteed ampalaya. Don't over cook.

  10. 10

    Season with salt to taste.

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