Ginisang Patola

Ingredients for Ginisang Patola

• 2 sponge gourds (patola), peeled and sliced
• 10 brown mushrooms, sliced
• 150 g minced pork, 20% fat
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 2 shallots, sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• Fish sauce, to taste
• White pepper, to taste
• Oil

How to cook Ginisang Patola

1. 1.Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and sauté garlic and shallots until fragrant.
2. 2.Add tomato and cook until softened.
3. 3.Add minced pork and cook for 1 minute, breaking it up as it cooks.
4. 4.Add mushrooms and cook for another minute.
5. 5.Pour in chicken stock, raise heat to high, and bring to a boil.
6. 6.Add patola and cook on high for about 5 minutes, until tender and liquid has reduced. Season with fish sauce and white pepper.