Sotanghon with Upo Soup
A quick, hearty and delicious soup with noodles and upo (bottle gourd).
Servings 3
Calories 552kcal
Ingredients
- 1 small size upo (bottle gourd), peeled and sliced thinly
- 100 grams sotanghon - vermicelli noodles
- ½ pound ground beef
- ¼ pound medium shrimp peeled and deveined
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 medium size onion chopped
- 2 stalk green onions chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a medium pot, heat oil over medium heat..
- Saute onion until soft.
- Add garlic. Cook until golden.
- Stir in ground beef. Cook until pale.
- Add shrimp. Stir and cook for about 2 minutes or until pink.
- Toss-in chopped upo (bottle gourd). Stir occasionally and cook for about 1 minute.
- Pour chicken stock and water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
- Add sotanghon noodles and cook until tender.
- Season with ground black pepper, fish sauce and salt.
- Toss-in chopped green onion.
- Serve hot. Enjoy!
Notes
- When chopping upo, the center is also edible as long as the seeds are tender. If seeds are mature, remove it.
- If not eating right away just soak enough noodles.
- It is OK to add more chicken stock or a little bit of water, if needed. Taste and season accordingly.
Nutrition
Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 2041mg | Potassium: 864mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 3.9mg