Ginisang ampalaya at tokwa (sauteed bitter gourd with tofu)
Ginisang ampalaya (sauteed bitter gourd) has become one of our favorite dishes at home, especially with a new ingredient introduced to the saute: fried tofu!
Thanks to Jeanny for suggesting that I try minced tofu. I like my tofu fried, so that’s what I tried.
Fry the tofu in oil till golden brown on all sides. When golden, take out of the pan with a slotted spoon. Then saute the onions, garlic, tomatoes. When the flavors have blended together, stir in the ampalaya slices. When wilted, stir in the fried tofu. Season to taste.
Delicious! We cooked this healthy and yummy dish twice in one week. 
April 9th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Yum. Looks good. Parang gusto ko nyan today. Have a blessed week TOni
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April 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Yum! I’ll have that this weekend. =)
April 9th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
OMG Toni!!! I’ve been craving some good ‘ol bitter ampalaya!!!! Too bad Im still on my mastercleanse diet.
I have 5 more days to go and Im off pig out!!! hehehhe
That’ll totally defeat my purpose for doing the diet huh??? O well!
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April 9th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
hubby and i are cutting down on pork nowadays so we’ve turned to tofu as our alternative for dishes that are ginigisa hehe. i’ll tell hubby to add this to his tofu repertoire
and i also think this is good for preggy you, because of the extra iron from the ampalaya
April 10th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Hmmm, looks yummy. I will cook this for dinner later. Thanks for sharing Toni!
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April 11th, 2009 at 6:54 am
Ohh YUM! I should try this sometime. It’s been a while since we had ampalaya, too.
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April 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 am
i love ampalaya… but i’ve never had it with tofu.. this is a good vegetarian alternative…. which reminds me, i haven’t had this in a while.. so it’s about time i’ll have some.. thanks!
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March 2nd, 2010 at 2:44 pm
This is different, I must try this. I love ampalaya too! In fact, I just became a fan of it in Facebook!