kitchen alchemy part 1

At least twice, we crashed at a friend's place and crashed her kitchen too. We all don't have the luxury of time so we all take advantage of using any spare time to cook anything that comes to mind. In this case, we cooked whatever was in the kitchen.

Without much preparation, we dug into the cupboards and the fridge and found a few ingredients that can still make a decent meal.

Here's what my friends found in the cupboard:

garlic clove
red onion
ground pepper (black)
iodized salt
sugar
pork chops
squash
tomato sauce
fish sauce
soy sauce

Most Filipino kitchens always have spices so it's almost always easy to make a flavorful dish with anything.

Here's a list of instructions of what my friend basically did:

Dice the pork chops and set aside. Chop one clove of garlic and one onion bulb.
Pour one tablespoon of cooking oil in a skillet. (We used palm oil since this was what was in the kitchen.)
Saute pork fat, garlic and onion together.
Add the rest of the diced meat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook over medium heat until brown.
Add enough water to drown the cooked meat. Toss in the diced squash. Pour in some soy sauce and fish sauce. Add squash and bring to boil.
When squash is tender, add tomato sauce. Sugar may be added to cut sourness. Add more salt and pepper if needed. Let it simmer until most of the liquid is evaporated.