Ginisang Gulay Recipe
Ginisang gulay in Tagalog or sauteed vegetables, is a nutritious, savory, and tasty Filipino dish. It is cooked with squash, eggplant, okra, ampalaya, string beans, garlic, onion, and tomatoes and seasoned with shrimp paste. It requires little time and effort to make this healthy dish in 30 minutes.
Equipment
1 Large Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ½ pound ground pork or any meat
- 2 cups ripe tomatoes halves/sliced
- ¼ cup shrimp paste or fish sauce
- 4 cups yellow squash sliced into chunks
- 1 cup okra sliced
- 1 large eggplant sliced
- 3 pieces jalapeno pepper optional
- 12 large shrimp
Instructions
- Heat cooking oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Saute the onion and garlic together until fragrant. Then add tomatoes and meat. Saute until the meat turns light brown, about 5 minutes.
- Add shrimp paste and saute for a few minutes. Break the ground meat into tiny pieces with a wooden or metal spatula, and stir often.
- Add squash and cook it for five minutes. Since squash takes longer time to cook than the rest of the vegetables, we need to cook it ahead.
- Add the rest of the vegetables. Stir and cook for a few minutes. If your dish is too dry, simply add ½ cup of water. You will know when they are done when they change their color and texture, about 5-7 minutes. Serve while hot with cooked rice.
- Add the shrimp and cook until it changes color to opaque. Adjust the seasonings with salt and black pepper if needed. Serve with cooked rice.
Notes
Notes:
- Do not overcook the vegetables to avoid from soggy texture and keep more nutritional value.
- Some market sells sliced vegetables in a pack for pinakbet, look out for those for convenience.
Nutrition
Serving: 6servingsCalories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 17gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 119mgSodium: 236mgPotassium: 737mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 710IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 2mg
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