Hello! How are you? I was browsing my feeds when I saw that the ASEAN Community posted a weekly challenge about "ASEAN Chef: Coconuts," which caught my eye. It's good timing that I have an entry. This is my first time joining their challenge. For my entry, I will show you how I cook the savory coconut Squash and String Beans cooked with coconut milk. We called this dish Ginataang Kalabas and sitaw in tagalog this recipe is so easy to cook only took me half an hour to prepare and cook.
Honestly, when I was a kid I was not into food with coconut milk in it I didn't know as a little bean that her food pallet was still not exploring everything Filipino food, I understand but now that I am an adult that those foods I don't like before are what my mouth and stomach cravings now. LOL
Prepping the Veggies:
I started by cutting the string beans. Here in the Philippines, they pack string beans with elastic bands, which is a smart idea because it makes them easy to cut. I trimmed the ends of the beans and then cut them into pieces about 3 inches long, just by eyeing it to what I wanted.
First, I cut off the top and bottom of the squash to get rid of the sticky stuff, which I don’t like because it stays on my hands all day! LOL Then, I cut the squash in half and then cut each half again, making 4 pieces. Next, I used a spoon to scoop out the seeds. After that, I peeled the skin off and cut the squash into small pieces.
Ingredients I Used:
- 1 tbsp of cooking oil
- 1 slice of pork chop
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 medium red onion
- 1 medium size ginger
- 1 tbsp. of fish sauce
- 1 knorr chicken cube
- 1 tso of crush pepper
- 1 cup of coconut milk
- 2 cups of water
- 1 medium squash
- 1 band of string beans
Lets Cook!
And then I carefully put in the slice of meat.
I cook the meat until it turns brown and crispy.
Now for the aromatics, I sautee them for a minute until fragrance.
I keep mixing them so that the aromatics cook equally.
Now that the aromatics are sauteed, I then pour in 1 tablespoon of fish sauce.
To make the food more delicious I added 1 knorr chicken cube.
After that, I added a teaspoon of crushed pepper.
Now for the main ingredients, I used mama coco as my coconut milk I added 1 cup of coconut milk.
Now that the coconut milk is added, I add 2 cups of water.
After pouring the water I then stir. I let it boil.
Once it boiled, I added in the long string beans first.
Next, I added in the squash. Now that the veggies are all in it is ready to be cooked.
Next, I put the lid on and let the veggies cook for 5 minutes or until softened.
And then I transfer it to a serving plate. Happy eating!
Thank you for visiting, see you on my next blog. :D
Please take care of your mental health as well.
I hope you are okay today :))
Please take care of your mental health as well.
I hope you are okay today :))
