5 from 36 votes
Pork Giniling Recipe
Pork Giniling is a savory Filipino ground pork dish simmered with tomato sauce, vegetables, and spices until tender and mixed with melted cheese and hard-boiled eggs. The combination of butter and calamansi juice adds a balance of richness and acidity, resulting in a hearty meal served traditionally with rice.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
553 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 3-5 tablespoon tomato sauce
- 1 -2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 500 grams ground pork
- 1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon calamansi juice or lime juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup butter
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 medium potato
- 1 medium red bell pepper
- ½ - 1 cup cheese grated
- 1 cup green peas
- 6 pieces egg hard-boiled
Instructions
- Saute garlic and onion in a pan over medium heat until limp and aromatic. Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste. Cook until the oil starts to separate from the sauce.
- Add the ground pork and cook until meat is lightly brown. Add water and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add soy sauce, calamansi juice, salt, and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes. Add butter and cover pan with lid. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add carrots, potatoes, and bell pepper. Cover the pan with lid and simmer for 5 more minutes or until vegetables are cooked.
- Add grated cheese and mix until completely melted. Add green peas and cook for another minute then put in hard-boiled eggs and mix.
- Transfer to a deep serving dish and serve with rice.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
553kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
46g
(71%)
Saturated Fat
23g
(115%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
138mg
(46%)
Sodium
1097mg
(46%)
Potassium
509mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
3400IU
(68%)
Vitamin C
40mg
(44%)
Calcium
255mg
(26%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 553
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 553kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 46g | 71% |
| Saturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 138mg | 46% |
| Sodium | 1097mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 509mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 3400IU | 68% |
| Vitamin C | 40mg | 44% |
| Calcium | 255mg | 26% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.