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Sauteed Bottle Gourd with Ground Pork and Shrimp
This is a recipe for Sauteed Bottle Gourd with Ground Pork and Shrimp

- Prep time
- 8 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 small bottle gourd (upo, peeled and sliced)
- 8 ounces ground pork
- 12 to 15 pieces shrimp (shell and head removed)
- 1 medium ripe tomato (cubed)
- 1 medium onion (cubed)
- 5 cloves crushed garlic
- 3/4 cup beef broth (or chicken broth)
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a pan.
- 2
Saute garlic, onion, and tomato.
- 3
Once the texture of the tomato and onion becomes soft, add the ground pork. Cook until light brown.
- 4
Add the sliced bottle gourd. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes while stirring.
- 5
Pour the beef broth into the pan (you can also use chicken broth or just water). Let the liquid boil. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- 6
Add shrimp. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- 7
Season with salt and ground black pepper.
- 8
Transfer to a serving bowl.
- 9
Serve. Share and enjoy!