Filipino
Ginisang Sayote (Sauteed Chayote with Shrimp)
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Ginisang Sayote (Sauteed Chayote with Shrimp) is Filipino home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the cooked vegetable. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Peel the chayote and cut it into thin matchsticks.
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Peel and devein the shrimp.
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Heat the oil in a wide pan and fry the garlic and onion until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
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Add the chopped tomato and cook until it breaks down, about 3 minutes.
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Add the shrimp and cook until just pink, about 2 minutes, then push aside.
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Add the chayote and water, cover, and cook until just tender but still slightly crisp, about 6 minutes.
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Season with the fish sauce and toss everything together.
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Serve hot alongside rice.
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Serve it with
A Filipino dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Ginisang Sayote (Sauteed Chayote with Shrimp), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The dish at the centre
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Ginisang Sayote (Sauteed Chayote with Shrimp) carries shellfish and fish. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | Yes | Adobong Kangkong (Water Spinach in Vinegar and Soy) |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Adobong Kangkong (Water Spinach in Vinegar and Soy) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 160 kcal
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 11 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 340 mg
- Saturated fat
- 0 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Ginisang Sayote (Sauteed Chayote with Shrimp) takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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