Giniling means "ground meat" but it's also the name for a ground pork dish cooked with a blend of diced vegetables made up of carrots, potatoes, onions, and peas. Needless to say, but I will say it - it's very scrumptious!
This recipe makes a basic giniling that will last for a few days. It's a versatile dish traditionally eaten with white rice but it's utilized to enhance other Filipino food such as empanadas or eggplant omelets (see: tortang talong recipe).
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Why You Will Like Giniling
- It's Easy to Make: You basically use one pot to make this dish!
- It's Flexible with Ingredients: You don't need much to make giniling and it's easy to add or take away ingredients as you'd like.
- It's Tasty: It's a flavor bomb! The veggies, pork, and chicken bouillon all blend together to develop some mouthwatering flavors while braising.
- It's Great for Meal Prep: You can easily store it in the fridge to eat for the rest of the week. Add it to other meals as a supplement!
Ingredients
- Ground Pork
- Tomato
- Onion
- Potato
- Carrot
- Peas
- Garlic
- Water
- Chicken Bouillon
- Salt & Pepper
- Neutral Oil
Substitutes
- Ground Pork: The traditional version uses pork but you can use any type of ground meat such as chicken, beef, and turkey.
- Vegetables: Add or leave out as many diced veggies as you want. I've used other veggies lying around like green bell peppers, leeks, and even a bit of ginger.
Recipe Tips
- Make a Broth: Add the bouillon to the hot water before doing anything else. Let it melt and mix it so that you have a broth to work with. You can also just use chicken broth or stock.
- Let it Sit: Giniling is great when it's fresh, but I think it's even better when it's had time to sit in the fridge because flavors had time to further blend and settle in!
How to Make Giniling
- Pan-fry the pork, onion, and garlic together until the pork is brown.
- Add water, chicken bouillon, peas, carrots, potatoes, and tomatoes.
- Bring to a simmer and continue cooking until the vegetables are cooked and the liquid has evaporated.
How to Serve
Serve the giniling next to some cooked white rice. Filipino food typically comes as ulam and kanin (a dish paired with rice). This is the most basic way to eat giniling.
Giniling Recipe
Ingredients
- 400 grams ground pork
- 1 small tomato diced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 medium carrot diced
- 70 grams peas frozen
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 235 ml water hot
- 1 cubed chicken bouillon
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoon neutral oil, such as vegetable oil for frying
- hot white rice
Instructions
- Set a pan to medium heat and add oil.
- Melt the chicken bouillon in the water to make a broth and set it aside.
- Add the garlic, onion, and ground pork. Saute together until pork is brown.
- Add the rest of the vegetables and pour in the chicken bouillon broth. Mix everything together and set to a low heat to bring to a low simmer.
- Add more water if it gets dry while vegetables are still cooking. Allow to simmer until vegetables are fully cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Turn off heat and serve with hot white rice.
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