Filipino Recipe Ginisang Ampalaya with Pork and Shrimp

Ingredients:

2 medium size ampalaya, thinly sliced
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 lb pork, cubed
1/2 cup cooked shrimp
2 tsp. alamang (shrimp paste)
2 eggs
1 1/2 c water
black pepper
2 tsp salt
cooking oil

How to cook ginisang amplalaya with pork and shrimp:

1. Put the sliced ampalaya in a bowl.
2. To eliminate the bitter taste, add salt and lukewarm water. Soak for 5-10 minutes.
3. Squeeze the ampalaya with both hands until all liquid drips. Set aside.
4. Heat oil in a sauce pan. Saute onion, garlic and tomato.
5. Add the pork.
6. Then the shrimp paste and black pepper.
7. Add water. Simmer until the pork is tender.
8. Then add the ampalaya.
9. After 3 minutes, add the shrimp.
10. Pull the ampalaya on the side leaving an empty space in the middle of the pan.
11. Add the beaten egg, leave it for 1 minute then stir with the rest of the ingredients.
12. Serve hot with steamed rice

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