Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw

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Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw

Calabaze squash and string beans cooked in coconut milk

Prep Time5

Cook Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Fiipino

Keyword: boiled vegetables, filipino vegetable recipe, ginataang baboy, ginataang sitaw at kalabasa

Servings: people

Calories: 512kcal

Author: Vanjo Merano

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. squash cubed
18 pieces string beans see notes
1 piece Knorr Pork cube
3 ounces pork see notes
4 cups coconut milk see notes
1 piece onion chopped
2 thumbs ginger sliced into strips
5 cloves garlic crushed
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Fish sauce to taste

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Instructions

Heat oil in a pan. Add pork. Cook until brown and crispy.
1 tablespoon cooking oil, 3 ounces pork
Sauté garlic, onion, and ginger.
1 piece onion, 5 cloves garlic, 2 thumbs ginger
Once the onion softens, pour the coconut milk into the pan. Stir. Cover the pan and let the liquid boil. Once boiling, adjust the heat to medium and continue boiling for 5 minutes.
4 cups coconut milk
Add Knorr Pork Cube and squash. Continue cooking for 5 minutes.
1 piece Knorr Pork cube, 1 1/2 lbs. squash
Add string beans. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
18 pieces string beans
Season with ground black pepper and fish sauce as needed.
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, Fish sauce to taste
Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with warm rice.

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Notes

String beans: The recipe traditionally makes use of string beans. This is also known as sitaw in Filipino. Long green beans (also known as baguio beans) can be used as a substitute.

Pork: This ingredient is nice to have for this recipe, but there are many alternative ingredients that you can use. For example, chicken , fried tofu, and dried fish works well for this dish.

Check out my ginataang papaya recipe for an idea on how to incorporate dried fish to ginataan dishes.

Coconut milk: Fresh coconut milk is best, but you can use cannned coconut milk or the powdered ones for this recipe.

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