The Happy Home Cook: Pork Ampalaya (Bittermelon)

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Pork Ampalaya (Bittermelon) (Photo by Mark de la Cruz)

A dish from the Teng-Teng Panciteria menu, Pork Ampalaya!

Ingredients

2 pieces              ampalaya

½ pound             pork

½ slice                onion

8 loaves              garlic    

1 tablespoon       salt

3 tablespoons     sugar

.30 ounce           oyster sauce

8 ounces             water

2 ounces             cornstarch

Procedure

Sauté the onion and garlic. Add the pork. Put the water. Put the oyster sauce. Add salt and sugar. Put the ampalaya. Add the cornstarch.

Serves 3

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