guinataan sitaw and kalabasa (string beans and squash stew)

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups light coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons shrimp paste
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 pound lamb, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 pound peeled and deveined prawns
• 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 (1 pound) calabash gourd, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 green chile pepper, halved lengthwise
• 1 cup thick coconut milk

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• whisk the light coconut milk and shrimp paste together in a bowl. pour into a large pot with the onion, ginger, and lamb; bring the mixture to a boil for 5 minutes. add the prawns; reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook another 2 minutes. add the green beans, calabash, and green chile pepper; cover again and continue cooking until the mixture is nearly dry, about 10 minutes. stir the thick coconut milk into the mixture and continue cooking until nearly all the moisture is absorbed, about 5 minutes. serve hot.