Upo Guisado and Fried Fish

One of my favorite meal combinations is vegetable dish and fried fish simply because it’s healthy, fast and easy to prepare. Perfect for working couples like me and Boq. In a breeze, dinner was ready with vegetable, fried fish and rice served on the dining table. It was simple yet healthy and yummy.

Ingredients:

1 large Upo, sliced into strips (Upo is the Filipino term for bottle gourd, it is in the same family of bitter gourd)

1 medium-size tomato, chopped

1 onion, sliced

3 cloves garlic, crushed

fish sauce

beef bouillon cube (optional)

vegetable oil

Cooking Instruction:
Heat oil in a pan. Sauté garlic and onion. Add tomato and cook for 3 minutes. Add fish sauce and beef bouillon cube. Add sliced upo and let it simmer until cook while stirring occasionally. Add some water as you desire to increase the sauce.

Preparation and cooking time: 15 minutes
Serving size: good for 2 persons

Bon Appetit!