This dish illustrates the simplicity of the Filipino saute. Many Filipino dishes start off with a basic “guisa”, a stir-fried base of aromatics that provides a foundation of flavor that compliments a wide range of ingredients, from seafood to meat and poultry, to vegetables, to noodles. This base, with some variation depending on the end result desired, is the same base upon which other flavors may be built. It can also be used by itself along with a couple of seasoning condiments such as soy sauce or fish sauce.