Sayote or chayotte is now available in your friendly neighborhood grocery store especially if you
live in bigger cities where there are a lot of Mexican and Asian immigrants.
This one is an experiment which turned out to be a very tasty one dish meal.
1 sayote
1 pork chop (optional)
onion
garlic
fresh ginger (optional)
cornstarch (optional)
salt
pepper (white ground pepper)
olive oil or any vegetable oil
Peel thin skin of sayote. Cut in half, take pit out, then slice julienne style. Set aside.
Crush one clove of garlic. Set aside.
Slice onion. Set aside.
Slice pork chop into strips.
Crush or slice ginger julienne style. This is optional but I like the sauce to have a ginger taste. Set aside.
Mix a teaspoon of cornstarch in about 1/4 cup of water. This is optional too. Set aside.
This is how the ingredients should look like:
L-R: top row - corn starch, chayote; bottom row: pork, red onions, garlic, ginger
Heat oil in a frying pan. Add garlic, onion and ginger into the hot oil. Once the onion is
transparent and the garlic brown, add the pork and "chow" (constantly mixing) until brown. I usually
do this in the hot setting of my stove. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Once the pork is brown, add the sliced sayote, constantly
"chowing" the mixture down. Simmer for about 4 minutes in their own juices. If you want the sauce to be a little
thicker, add the cornstarch in water, again constantly mixing.
You can substitute pork with beef, chicken or shrimp, or a combination of any of these ingredients.
For a vegan dish, omit the meat.
