Pinoy Recipe, “UC”
May 6, 2008 by coleen
My Dhad wanted “sabaw” (soup) for dinner tonight, so I went ahead and prepared a recipe that is very close to my heart because my Mom and I would always cook it together. The recipe is called “UC”, read as [yu-si]. I have never heard of any restaurant that serves one like it, nor have I seen anyone actually cook it. That’s why I thought of sharing the recipe here in Defying Heights and Depths.
Ingredients:
1/2 kilo of pork (same part as used in barbecues, sliced in small cubes)
2-3 pcs of gabi (cut in cubes, around 2×2 inches)
5-6 pcs of tomatoes
1/2 head of garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, sliced thinly
3-4 tbsps of cooking oil
patis (fish sauce)
3 sili or 1-2 siling labuyo (optional)
On a large pan, heat the oil under medium fire. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes until the tomatoes are tender.
Add the pork cubes. Stir until pork is brown. Add gabi chunks.
Add 3-4 cups of water. Add sili. Season with patis (salt can be a good substitute) and cover to boil. Serve hot.
Tip: For a better-tasting UC, you can crush two sampalok fruits, or if you don’t have sampalok, a few sprinkles of Knorr or Maggi Sinigang sa Sampalok powder.
