I mentioned before that ampalaya is my favorite vegetable. I just love how it’s easy to cook dishes for it. Plus, all the attempts that I made with ampalaya turned out to be successful. So I tried another one today which is Ampalaya Guisado. And this might be my favorite among it all!

This Ampalaya Guisado is probably the most flavorful ampalaya dish I have cooked so far. I love how filling this dish is! I was planning to eat this for 2 days coupled with another dish. But since this Ampalaya Guisado tasted so good, I ended up splitting it to 3 meals on the same day! I was totally satisfied and happy!

Ampalaya Guisado

Servings 4

Ingredients

4 tbsp olive oil
2 pieces onions minced
6 cloves garlic minced
1/4 kilo ground pork
3/4 cup water
200 grams tomato sauce
1 piece ampalaya cut into squares
2 pieces tokwa cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tbsp salted black beans
2 pieces eggs beaten

Instructions

In a wok, heat oil over medium heat.
Cook tofu until golden brown in color. Set aside.
In the same wok with the remaining oil, add onions and garlic. Saute until onions turn translucent in color.
Add ground pork. Cook until pork turns light brown in color.
Add water, tomato sauce, ampalaya and cooked tofu.
Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add black beans and egg. Mix well and simmer for another 2 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!