Ginisang Upo at Kalabasa - Sauteed Opo and Butternut Squash

Name: Ginisang Upo at Kalabasa - Sauteed Opo and Butternut Squash
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving
Ingredients: 1 small upo; 2 cups kalabasa; 4 to 6 ounce pork belly; 1 onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1 medium ripe tomato; 2 to 3 tablespoons fish sauce; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; ½ to ¾ cup water

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
4
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Filipino

Ginisang Upo at Kalabasa - Sauteed Opo and Butternut Squash

Travis Ellis

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Ingredients

Servings

1 small upo opo squash, cubed
2 cups kalabasa or butternut squash, cubed
4 to 6 ounce pork belly sliced into thin pieces
1 onion chopped
4 cloves garlic crushed
1 medium ripe tomato cubed
2 to 3 tablespoons fish sauce patis
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ to ¾ cup water

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Instructions

Heat a cooking pot.
Add sliced pork belly. Sear until oil gets extracted.
Add onion, garlic, and tomato. Saute until the onion becomes soft.
Pour water. Let boil. Cover the pot and continue to boil in low to medium heat until the water completely evaporates or the pork becomes tender. Note: add more water if needed.
Put the kalabasa into the pot. Saute for 3 to 5 minutes. Note: use high heat when sautéing.
Add upo. Continue to saute for 2 minutes.
Season with fish sauce and ground black pepper
Stir. You can add up to ½ cup water if you want your dish to have sauce in it
Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve with fried fish and rice.
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