Rellenong Ampalaya
If you want a balanced and delicious dish, Rellenong Ampalaya is what you need. Healthy and flavorful ground pork stuffed ampalaya that is so easy to make!
Servings: 5 servings
Calories:
Ingredients
For rellenong ampalaya
- 150 grams ground pork
- 2 medium ampalaya or bitter gourd washed and sliced approx. 2 in then core removed
- 4 cups water for soaking ampalaya
- 1 tbsp rock salt for soaking ampalaya
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp potato starch
- 2 medium eggs beat and place in a bowl for coating
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
For sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small onion sliced
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp potato starch/corn starch diluted in 2 tbsp water thickening agent/slurry
- 1 cup chicken stock or water
Instructions
Making rellenong ampalaya
- Soak ampalaya slices in a bowl with water and rock salt for 10 minutes to lessen bitterness.2 medium ampalaya or bitter gourd, 4 cups water, 1 tbsp rock salt
- While ampalaya soaks in water. Place ground pork in a mixing bowl. Add soy sauce, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and potato starch. Mix well until incorporated.2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp ground black pepper, 1 tbsp potato starch
- Drain water from ampalaya slices and stuff each slice with marinated ground pork.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. When oil is hot enough, dip the stuffed ampalaya in beaten eggs and fry all sides for 3 - 5 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.2 medium eggs, 2 tbsp cooking oil
Making the sauce
- Using the same pan and oil over medium heat, sauté garlic and onion.2 cloves garlic, 1 small onion
- Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and chicken broth. Mix and simmer for 3 minutes. Pour thickening agent or slurry then cook while occasionally stirring until sauce is thick.3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 1 cup chicken stock, 1 tbsp potato starch/corn starch diluted in 2 tbsp water
- Carefully mix-in stuffed bitter gourd into the sauce and cover pan with lid. Cook for 10 minutes or until meat is cooked through.