Tinolang Tahong

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A simple dish made special by one secret ingredient

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Tinolang Tahong

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb black or green mussels still in the shell, cleaned and washed if you can’t find fresh mussels you can use frozen mussels
  • 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 knob fresh ginger thinly sliced, you don’t need to peel
  • 2 medium tomatoes chopped into medium-size pieces
  • 1 medium onion (doesn’t matter if it’s white, yellow or red) peeled and chopped into medium-size pieces
  • 8 oz spinach
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 1 can regular sprite
  • 4-5 cups water
  • fish sauce to taste
  • pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • First sauté garlic until it’s light brown, then add onions, tomatoes, and ginger.
  • Once the onions are translucent and the tomatoes are nice and soft, add in the mussels. Add four to five cups of water and let it simmer for ten minutes.
  • Add in the spinach, some fish sauce, black pepper, and a little over half the can of sprite. Let it simmer for five more minutes.
  • Serve with or without rice on the side.
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Region: Asia

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