Giniling (Ground Pork Stew)

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground pork
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• salt, to taste
• 4 cups steamed rice, for serving

Method

1. 1

   Heat the cooking oil in a 9-inch skillet or wide saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until softened and fragrant, about 2 minutes.

   2:00 · Saute onion and garlic
2. 2

   Add the diced tomato and cook, mashing it slightly, until it softens into a paste, about 3 minutes.

   3:00 · Cook tomato
3. 3

   Add the ground pork, breaking it up with a spoon, and cook until browned and no longer pink, about 6 minutes.

   6:00 · Brown ground pork
4. 4

   Stir in the tomato sauce, water, soy sauce, bay leaf, and black pepper. Bring to a simmer.

5. 5

   Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer gently to let the flavors develop.

   10:00 · Simmer stew
6. 6

   Add the diced potatoes and carrot, and continue to simmer, covered, until the vegetables are tender.

   10:00 · Simmer vegetables
7. 7

   Stir in the green peas and raisins and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.

   2:00 · Cook peas and raisins
8. 8

   Season with salt to taste, remove the bay leaf, and serve hot over steamed rice.