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. 
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Jeanny
April 9, 2009 at 12:04 pm (11 years ago)Yum. Looks good. Parang gusto ko nyan today. Have a blessed week TOni
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witsandnuts
April 9, 2009 at 1:03 pm (11 years ago)Yum! I’ll have that this weekend. =)
Anne
April 9, 2009 at 3:35 pm (11 years ago)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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Meeya
April 9, 2009 at 10:37 pm (11 years ago)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 😀
Elaine
April 10, 2009 at 5:22 pm (11 years ago)Hmmm, looks yummy. I will cook this for dinner later. Thanks for sharing Toni!
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iska
April 11, 2009 at 6:54 am (11 years ago)Ohh YUM! I should try this sometime. It’s been a while since we had ampalaya, too.
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Jescel
April 23, 2009 at 1:38 am (11 years ago)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! :oD
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anon
March 2, 2010 at 2:44 pm (10 years ago)This is different, I must try this. I love ampalaya too! In fact, I just became a fan of it in Facebook!
antonio salonga
December 16, 2014 at 4:46 pm (6 years ago)Nice dish…
I add oyster sauce and eggs, tastes better
Toni
December 18, 2014 at 5:33 pm (6 years ago)Thanks for the tip!