Ginataang Hipon, Sitaw, at Kalabasa

(photo credit to owner)

Ingredients

1 lb shrimp cleaned
10 strings beans sitaw, cut into 2 1/2 inch length
2 cups kalabasa squash, cubed
2 cups coconut milk
1 medium yellow onion sliced
2 tablespoons bagoong alamang shrimp paste
1 cup malunggay leaves
3 cloves garlic crushed
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons cooking oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a cooking pot.

2. Saute the garlic and onion until the onion becomes soft.

3. Put-in the shrimp. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the pot and set aside.

4. Meanwhile, put-in the bagoong alamang and pour-in the coconut milk. Stir and let boil.

5. Add the kalabasa. Cook for 8 to 12 minutes or until tender.

6. Put the shrimp back in the pot. Stir and cook for a minute.

7. Add the string beans (sitaw) and malunggay leaves. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

8. Add salt and pepper to taste.