YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT - sinabawang Upo w/ Salted fish

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

The food we eat affect the outcome of our day- work, our mood and how we deal with others. So what should we eat? Like most experts say – The key to proper nutrition is really moderate, variety and balance.

Here’s my first MAIN DISH for

this blog.

SINABAWANG UPO WITH SALTED FISH

Upo is a vegetable grown locally. It is consider a comfort food.

INGREDIENTS:

2 tbsp cooking oil

1 thumb ginger, sliced

1 tbsp crushed garlic

¼ cup sliced onion

2 cup shredded salted fish (wholed salted fish, soaked in water for 2 hours then shredded)

3 cup cubed, seeded UPO

1 litre water

1 11g Maggi Chicken broth cube

2 cup malunggay leaves

1.      Heat oil. Sautee ginger, garlic and onion until limp fragrant.

2.      Stir in salted fish and cook for 2 minutes. Add in upo and cook for another 30 seconds.

3.      Pour in water and bring to a boil. Add magi chicken cube, simmer for another 5 minutes. Stir in malunggay leaves. Serve hot.

All ingredients are available in a market (palengke) and supermarket. And by the way, it is my future plan to grow vegetable in my own backyard. The malunggay I used on this recipe is from the malunggay tree in my backyard.

I spent 20minutes for the preparation of the ingredients plus the 2 hours soaking time for the salted fish. My cooking time is only 15 minutes.

A one-dish meal with fish and vegetables is a practical way of providing good nutrition for the family.

The fish is a good source of protein while the upo is a natural source of iron, calcium and B vitamins.