Pinakbet Tagalog
Pinakbet is a usual dish on of the everyday Filipino table. A vegetable-pork stew made from a mix of local vegetables like squash, eggplant, okra, yard-long beans, and bitter gourd distinctly flavored with shrimp paste.
Servings: 4
Calories: 308kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ pound pork belly - cut into strips
- 1 small onion - chopped
- 2 cloves garlic - minced
- 2-3 tablespoons shrimp paste
- 3 medium tomatoes - chopped
- ½ small squash - peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 cup water
- 5-7 young okras - ends trimmed, cut into halves diagonally
- ½ bunch yard-long beans (sitaw) - ends trimmed and cut into 3-inch lengths
- 1 medium bitter gourd - seeded then halved and cut into slices
- 1 large eggplant - ends trimmed and cut into cubes
- salt
Instructions
- In a wok or pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and fat rendered.
- Lower heat to medium and add the onion and garlic and cook until tender and aromatic. Add tomatoes and cook for about 3-5 minutes or until it becomes soft and the skins peel off the flesh
- Add shrimp paste and continue to cook for about a minute.
- Add squash and water. Cover the pan and let it simmer for about 2 minutes.
- Add yard-long beans, bitter gourd, and eggplant. Season with salt if needed. Cook for about 2 minutes. Add the okra and cook for another 2 minutes or until vegetables are tender yet still a bit crisp.
- Transfer to a serving plate and serve with rice and your favorite fried meat.
Nutrition
Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 340mg | Potassium: 245mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 22.7mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1.1mg