Ginisang Upo With Shrimp Juice
Basic Ingredients:
- 1 Large bottle gourd (upo)
- 1/4 Lbs Pork fats
- 1/2 Lbs shrimp
- 3 Cloves of garlic
- 1 Onion
- 1 Tomato
- 2 Tablespoon fish sauce
- Cooking oil
- Salt
Cooking Methods
- Reduced the amount of rendered fats, sauté garlic, onion and tomato.
- Add pork and shrimp, stir fry for a couple of minutes.
- Season with fish sauce and shrimp juice, keep stirring until boil.
- Add gourd simmer until the vegetable is half cooked.
Shrimp juice
- Wash shrimps, remove head, peel off shell and tail of each shrimp..
- Pound shrimp head using mortar and pestle to extract juices.
- Dilute in 2 c. of warm water and pass thru a sieve to separate shells from the juice.
Render Fats from pork
- Slice pork fats into cubes or small sizes.
- Pour a small amount of water into non-stick pan.
- Add pork, keep stirring until fats are rendered.
Cooking Tips
- Pork fats can be replace with vegetable oil.
- Do not overcook the vegetables.
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