Picadillo-- Philippino Pork and Gourd Soup

[Coookies 12]

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Oops... Filipino....

Ingredients

• 1 whole upo (bottle gourd), about 18 inches long
• 2 tbsps. of cooking oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 6 cloves of garlic, minced
• 3 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 400 g. of coarsely ground pork
• 4 to 6 c. of broth
• patis (fish sauce), to taste
• freshly milled black pepper

Instructions

• To prepare the upo, cut about half an inch off both ends. You may cut theupo into halves or thirds for easier handling. Using a small sharp utility knife, cut off the skin.
• Then, cut the skinned upo vertically into halves to expose the center. Using a spoon, scoop out the seeds. Cut the flesh into half-inch cubes.
• Heat the cooking oil in a pot.
• Saute the onion and tomatoes. Do this over medium heat until the vegetables start to liquefy.
• Add the garlic. Saute for another minute.
• Turn up the heat. Add the ground pork to the pot. Season with fish sauce and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the pork is no longer pink.
• Pour in the broth.< /span>
• Add the upo cubes.
• Taste and add more fish sauce and pepper.
• Bring to the boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer for about ten minutes or until the upo cubes are tender.
• Serve hot.

Preparation time: 15 minute(s)

Cooking time: 15 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 4 to 6

[SeattleSue 25]

THAT sounds fabulous... Give me pino food ANYDAY