How to prepare Binagoong Kangkong

Binagoong Kangkong

Basic Ingredients

  • 2 Bunches of water spinach (kangkong)
  • 3 Cloves garlic
  • 1 Teaspoon vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon shrimp paste
  • 1/4 of pork belly
  • 1 Teaspoon sugar

Cooking Methods

  • Put pork into a medium pan and add a little bit water to completely cover the fat.
  • Bring to boil over high heat, then lower to medium and literally boil the oil out of the fat, stirring occasionally.
  • When pork are golden brown, remove and set aside.
  • The same pan and pork oil, saute garlic, onion until wilt.
  • Add the shrimp paste and stir cooking for a few minutes.
  • Add pork, sugar and vinegar, don’t stir and let it sizzle for a few minutes.
  • Saute the Kangkong leaves for a few minute or until done.

How to Prepare Ginisang Upo

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.