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Squash with coconut milk (ginataang kalabasa)

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Ginataang kalabasa or squash with coconut milk is one of the simplest Filipino vegetable recipe This recipe has more pork in it, half of the amount of squash so it is more meaty. And when selecting or buying squash, look for young squash with the greenish colored peel and not brown because it is already tough and flesh is very firm.

It is made with these two key ingredients, Kalabasa also known as Kabocha squash and coconut milk. The flesh (yellow part) of the kalabasa makes any dish creamy, but when cooked with coconut milk or cream, the creaminess intensifies as if there was milk mixed in. Ginataang Kalabasa or Squash with coconut milk is a classic Filipino vegetable dish that we think every household has cooked at one time or another.

The Ingredients need to make Squash with coconut milk (ginataang kalabasa):
  1. It’s 1/2 medium of squash
  2. Prepare 1 bunch of string beans / green beans
  3. It’s 1 cup of shrimps
  4. You need 2 tbsp of shrimp paste
  5. You need 2 cup of coconut milk
  6. You need 1 medium of onion
  7. You need 2 tbsp of oil
  8. Prepare 3 clove of garlic

Our squash with coconut milk recipe has a rich and thick coconut based sauce that is achieved by mashing some of the squash while cooking. Most often, if you visit a Filipino kitchen - you will find coconut milk, long beans, birds eye peppers, a whole lot of garlic, and ginger. This dish in particular, ginataang kalabasa (pronounced as geenah-ta-ang kah-lah-bah-sah), is something my parents would make on a regular basi On a big pan, heal oil.

Step to make Squash with coconut milk (ginataang kalabasa):
  1. Heat oil. Sauté garlic and onion
  2. Add shrimp Once cooked, remove from pan.
  3. Heat coconut milk and add shrimp paste. Bring to a boil.
  4. Put squash. Cook until tender (about 10 mins)
  5. Add in the shrimps and the bean Simmer for about 6 minute Salt or shrimp paste to taste.

Sauté garlic, onions until light brown then add ginger, cook until onions become translucent. Add the tomatoes, squash, chicken stock, shrimp paste and the coconut milk. It is a good source of potassium and magnesium. Stir and bring to a boil. Cover and bring to a simmer slowly until the kalabasa is tender.

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