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Upo s (bottle gourd)

Upo s (bottle gourd)

Several ways to cook your bottle gourd through these recipes

⏱ Prep: 10 min ⏱ Cook: 30 min

Ingredients

  • 3 cup bottle gourd (sliced)
  • 11 oz sardines (in can with tomato sauce)
  • 2 tsp Knorr Liquid Seasoning
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 3 clove garlic (crushed)
  • 0.5 cup water
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 0.5 tsp lemon juice
  • 0 Salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 0.5 lb ground pork
  • 1 Knorr Pork Cube
  • 1 oz Chinese vermicelli (misua)
  • 0.25 cup green onions (chopped)
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 4 clove garlic (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp toasted garlic
  • 4 cup water
  • 0 Fish sauce and ground black pepper to taste
  • 45 g rams Knorr Ginataang Gulay Mix
  • 0.25 cup dried anchovies
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • 2 thumbs ginger (crushed)
  • 3 Thai chili pepper
  • 5 oz chicken (cut into serving pieces)
  • 1 Knorr Chicken Cube
  • 1.5 cup spinach

Instructions

  1. Make the ginisang upo with sardinas by sauteeing garlic and onion in a pan. Add the bottle gourd once the onion softens. Continue cooking for 3 minutes. Add Knorr Liquid Seasoning. Pour the sardines with tomato sauce into the pan and add ½ cup water. Cover and cook for 1 to 3 to 5 minutes. Squeeze lemon and then season with salt and ground black pepper. Serve.

  2. Make the misua soup by sauteeing onion and garlic in a cooking pot. Add the ground pork. Continue cooking while separating it into pieces until it browns. Add Knorr Pork Cube and water. Let boil. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Put the bottle gourd and misua. Cover and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Add green onions and season with fish sauce and ground black pepper. Add toasted garlic. Serve hot.

  3. Make the ginataang upo by sauteeing onion and garlic in a pan. Add the bottle gourd. Saute for 2 minutes and then add the dried anchovies. Pour the vinegar. Combine 1 ½ cups water and Knorr Ginataang Gulay Mix. Stir and pour into the pan. Let it boil and continue cooking for 3 minutes. Add chili pepper. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Season with fish sauce and ground black pepper. Trransfer to a serving bowl. Serve with rice.

  4. Make the chicken tinola soup by sauteeing onion, garlic, and ginger in a cooking pot. Add the chicken once the onion softens. Saute until the chicken turns light brown and then pour 5 cups water. Let it boil. Add Knorr Chicken Cube. Reduce heat to low setting. Cover the pot and continue cooking for 15 minutes. Add bottle gourd and boil for 3 minutes. Put the spinach into the pot. Season with fish sauce and ground black pepper. Serve hot.