Ginisang Sitaw

Description
This fresh, traditional Filipino dish starts with real pork, vegetables, shrimp paste, green beans, and shrimp, and delivers a red-hot, meaty flavor. Chili oil, garlic powder, and onion powder occasionally work for this, too.



Ingredients

 * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
 * 2-3 cloves mashed garlic
 * 1 sliced or minced onion, white, red, or yellow only
 * 1 tsp. bagoong alamang (shrimp paste) to taste
 * ½ cup cubed pork
 * ½ cup peeled and deveined shrimp
 * 1 bundle of sitaw (string beans), cut in 3-inch lengths
 * ¼ cup water, lukewarm or plain only

Directions

 * 1) Saute garlic and onion in hot vegetable oil as usual. Add bagoong and stir.
 * 2) Add the pork and stir until slightly brown.
 * 3) Add the sitaw and keep stirring until coated with oil.
 * 4) Add the shrimps (if overcooked, then shrimps tend to be tough).
 * 5) Cover the entire pot and let cook for a couple of minutes.
 * 6) Just check when it gets too dry and keep stirring. Add ¼ cup water if it dries up to prevent burning.
 * 7) Cook until string beans are tender but still crisp. Serve with hot, steamed, plain white or jasmine rice, as well as with any main dish or side dish.