Creamy Ginataang Kalabasa Recipe

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Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw is a popular Filipino vegetable dish made with coconut milk, string beans and squash. Every family has their own version of this dish, and in our ginataang kalabasa recipe, we have added boiled pork to make it more filling. With a warm and nutty flavour, the Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw is a delightfully sweet and savoury vegetable dish enjoyed by people of all ages.

Meal: Lunch, Dinner

Cuisine: Filipino

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 35 minutes

Total time: 40 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Ginataang Kalabasa Ingredients List

• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 85g boiled pork, sliced into small pieces
• 5 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 ginger thumbs, sliced into strips
• 475ml coconut milk
• 1 piece Knorr Pork cube
• 600g squash, cubed
• 18 string beans, cut into 2-inch pieces
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• Fish sauce to taste

Equipments Required

• 1 pan with a lid
• 1 spatula

Step by Step Instructions to Prepare Ginataang Kalabasa

1. Heat the oil and fry the boiled pork in a pan until brown and crispy.
2. Sauté the garlic, onion, and ginger.
3. Add the coconut milk into the pan and stir with a spatula. Cover the pan and bring the liquid to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and continue boiling for 5 minutes.
4. Add the Knorr Pork Cube and cubed squash. Continue cooking for 5 minutes.
5. Add the string beans. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
6. Season with ground black pepper and fish sauce to taste.
7. Serve with warm rice.

Ginataang Kalabasa Cooking Tips and Tricks

Our ginataang kalabasa recipe is a Filipino vegetable dish you can easily make at home. It's full of nutrients, warm and best paired with rice. Here are a few cooking tips to perfect our recipe:

• You can switch the boiled pork for shrimp or dried fish. Or, if you're vegan, you can add your favourite vegetarian meat.
• Add mung beans if you want more vegetables to this dish. Boil the mung beans ahead of time to speed up the cooking process.
• Since this dish has coconut milk, its leftovers must be refrigerated and can only last up to 3 days.

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