It has been my practice for the past 3 - 4 years to give up meat for the entire Lenten Season. It meant giving up juicy delicious cuts of beef, pork, lamb and chicken from Ash Wednesday up to Easter Sunday.
This year I decided to start early (February 1 to be exact) in order to ween myself to an almost vegetarian fare ( I still consume seafood, eggs. milk and cheeses).
Being a carnivore (hah!) I don't have an arsenal of vegetarian recipes at my disposal, which is why i decided on making ginisang gulay. This dish, although simple in terms of preparation is bursting with the flavor of tomatoes, garlic and onions, and for someone who arrives late and still has to make dinner, (sometimes) this is a reliable go to dish.
I know the challenge said to prepare a vegetarian dish, but I just had to add shrimps. (Don't worry I only added like 8 pieces).
PS.
I decided to give up rice too (I replaced it with quinoa and couscous).
I was the only one at home to go on the rice free, pesco-ovo-vegetarian route and yes I feel envious whenever they chow down on yummy beef-pork-lamb-chicken but I'm sticking to my Lenten sacrifice. After all it's just gonna be a few more weeks :).
PPS
I didn't bother measuring and neither do I bother with what vegetable goes first.
Ginisang Gulay
garlic, minced
onions, sliced
tomatoes, chopped
fish sauce
veggies (to be honest, I grabbed a package of Trader Joe's mixed asian vegetable and did away with the sauce that came with it, although it also tasted good)
shrimps (just a handful)
oyster sauce (about 1 tsp)
pepper
water
In a pan, heat oil. Saute garlic, onions and tomatoes until fragrant and tomatoes are tender.
Add, pepper and fish sauce (start with a small amount. you can always adjust it.). Saute shrimps. Add the vegetable. Add a little water and the oyster sauce.
Adjust seasonings accordingly. Cover pan and simmer until vegetables are tender.
Serve with rice. (or in my case, quinoa)
5 comments:
I am so impressed. I keep telling myself to go rice free, meat free, everything bad free, but I never quite make it past a meal. Still, the idea of Lenten fasting is a potent one. I've given up saying or thinking negative things about people. That is a whole other ball of wax for sure!
That looks so good.
Yum, looks delicious! Sometimes the most simple of dishes taste the best!
@Ninette: It sure is difficult giving up rice and meat but I didn't give up SWEETS hehe! I'd go bonkers if I had to give sweets up too.
@Joy: thanks. thanks :)
@Dahlia: that is so true. :)
thanks for dropping by my site :)
happy eating!
I'm trying too to cut down on rice, been stuffing myself with salad lately=) Your Ginisang Gulay looks delicious specially with the addition of prawns...love it!
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