Calabacita o Bangaña Guisada [Recipe + Video] Bottle Gourd with Sausage

Name: Calabacita o Bangaña Guisada [Recipe + Video] Bottle Gourd with Sausage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound cooked longaniza; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 medium red onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1 bell pepper; 2 calabacitas (bottle gourd); 1 cup tomato sauce; ½ teaspoon oregano (dry, ground); 1 teaspoon salt; 4 tablespoons minced parsley

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings
4 servings
Calories
462 kcal
Course
Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine
South American, Caribbean, Dominican

Calabacita o Bangaña Guisada [Recipe + Video] Bottle Gourd with Sausage

Oriana Walker

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A lesser-known Dominican dish, this bottle gourd recipe was one of my family's go-to weekend dishes. Learn how to cook bangaña or calabacita.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 pound cooked longaniza (pork sausage) [0.45 kg], sliced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or olive oil
1 medium red onion diced
4 cloves garlic crushed
1 bell pepper chopped
2 calabacitas (bottle gourd)
1 cup tomato sauce
½ teaspoon oregano (dry, ground)
1 teaspoon salt (or more, to taste)
4 tablespoons minced parsley

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Instructions

1. Peeling

Peel the gourds with a potato peeler and dice.

2. Browning the longaniza

Heat the oil over medium heat.Add the longaniza and cook, stirring until it browns.

3. Cooking vegetables

Once the longaniza is browned, lower heat to medium. Stir in onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Cook stirring for 30 seconds. Add the diced gourd and cook stirring for another 30 seconds, lower heat if it looks like it might burn. Season with pepper, and oregano and tomato sauce and stir.

4. Simmering

Lower heat and simmer covered until the gourd is cooked through, stirring often to cook uniformly (soft, but not too mushy, it takes around 15-20 minutes). Once the gourd is fork tender, season with salt to taste and stir in the parsley. Remove from the heat.

5. Serving

Remove from the heat and serve.Find serving suggestions further above.

Notes

At the beginning of the preparation, I'd rather not add salt, as longaniza can be quite salty. Once it's ready, adding salt to taste may be necessary.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 462kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 13g (4%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 37g (57%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Cholesterol 82mg (27%) Sodium 1628mg (68%) Potassium 697mg (20%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 1315IU (26%) Vitamin C 51.2mg (57%) Calcium 61mg (6%) Iron 2.8mg (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 462 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	462kcal	23%
Carbohydrates	13g	4%
Protein	19g	38%
Fat	37g	57%
Saturated Fat	11g	55%
Cholesterol	82mg	27%
Sodium	1628mg	68%
Potassium	697mg	15%
Fiber	4g	16%
Sugar	6g	12%
Vitamin A	1315IU	26%
Vitamin C	51.2mg	57%
Calcium	61mg	6%
Iron	2.8mg	16%