Recipe: Kalabasa Ukoy

The vegetable peddler sold me one-third of a kalabasa (squash) for only 20 pesos. To not waste it, I decided to cook ukoy or fritters with squash as the main ingredient.

Kalabasa Ukoy

Ingredients:

Vegetables

• Squash (Kalabasa)
• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Malunggay
• Kangkong Leaves
• Flour
• Egg
• Water
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil

Preparation: Vegetables

1. Wash the vegetables thoroughly.
2. Add 1 tbsp of salt into half a bowl of water.
3. Slice (julienne) the carrots, potatoes, squash into strips not too thinly and soak into the bowl of water with salt.
4. Slice the kangkong leaves into strips and place inside a separate bowl.
5. Remove the malungggay leaves from its stalk and add to the bowl of kangkong leaves.

Julienned veggies with the leaves

Preparation: Mixture

1. Crack the egg, and add half a tsp of pepper into a bowl. Add a dash of salt and beat well.
2. Mince garlic and onion and add to the mixture (optional).
3. Add a cup of flour and mix while adding water (a cup more or less) slowly.
4. If you attained a nice mixture that is no longer sticky but not too watery either, add all the vegetables into the mixture and mix well.

Mixture with veggies

Preparation: Frying

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Once the oil is hot enough, scoop 1 tbsp of the vegetable mixture into the pan, 3-4 pieces should fit.
3. Fry until side is firm and flip to the other side, flip the fritter from side to side until its golden brown or you are satisfied with its color.
4. Do not let it stay on one side for so long to avoid over cooking the vegetables.
5. Serve hot with rice.

Cooked Ukoy

Enjoy your meal!

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