Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...
This is one of my favorite dishes that is cooked by Manang V our cook. This is made of squash and in tagalog they call it kalabasa.
We cook this dish with coconut milk that is usually fresh but if in your area coconut is not available you can use a can called, gata.
There are different ways to cook this dish you can use shrimp, crab, fish or pork belly anything is possible there are no restrictions.
Optional vegetables added in this recipe are eggplant, string beans, malunggay leaves, ampalaya (bitter melon), ginger and hot pepper
You can also add shrimp paste bagoon alamang.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 kilo - Kalabasa or Squash (spoon out seeds, peel and cut into 1 inch)
- 1/4 Kilo - choice of shrimp, fish or pork belly
- 10 Pieces - String Beans
- 1 Cup - Malunggay leaves (Optional)
- 1 Large Ampalaya (cut in diagonal Slices)
- 2 Eggplant (sliced diagonally)
- 2 Cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1 Medium Onion (chopped)
- 5 Pieces - Okra (cut top and bottom)
- 2 - Finger Green Chilies (Optional)
- 2 - Cups Coconut Milk or Gata
- Black Pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
- Optional - Shrimp Paste Bagoon Alamang
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1:
In a pot add cooking oil by placing garlic and onion until garlic is brown.
Add the choice of meat
Add coconut milk or gata
Cook for 25 minutes
Step 2:
Add kalabasa/squash
Add optional vegetables
Add seasoning black pepper and salt to the dish
Cook until kalabasa / squash is tender.
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