How to Cook Ginisang Upo
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Upo or bottle gourd is a flavorful vegetable that will surely flip the rice cooker upside down. A simple ginisang upo is enough to brighten or complete someone’s day.
This ginisang upo recipe includes chicken to add more flavor and protein.
Read: How to Cook Ginisang Patola?
Seeds or without Seeds?
You can include the seeds based on your preferences. If you are lucky and able to buy that freshly-picked upo, you don’t have to worry because the seeds are still soft. If you found the seeds hard, you can scrape them first using a spoon before chopping.
The upo I used in this recipe was a gift from a neighbor. He just harvested it from his backyard. So, I didn’t bother removing the seeds.
Ingredients
- 1 large upo – peeled and sliced
- 3/4 kilo chicken – cleaned and chopped
- 1 bundle malunggay
- 3 cloves garlic – finely minced
- 1 medium red onion – chopped
- 3 pieces tomatoes – chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
- water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Procedure
- In a pan, saute garlic, onion, and ginger.
- When it becomes aromatic, add the tomatoes and let it simmer for a few minutes or until the skin peels off.
- Add the chicken and let it simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Add water and let boil until the chicken is cooked.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Put the upo and let cook. Continuously stir to distribute the heat.
- Add malunggay and let it boil for about 30 seconds.
- Serve and enjoy.
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Notes
- When seasoning ginisang upo, make sure it’s a little saltier than your preference. The upo will release water that will counter the salt.
- Continuous mix when you added the upo to make sure that they will cook evenly.
- Adjust water when necessary.
- This is best with hot rice.
