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.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 pound pork belly (- cut into strips)
- 1 small onion (- chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (- minced)
- 2-3 tablespoons shrimp paste
- 3 medium tomatoes (- chopped)
- 1/2 small squash (- peeled and cut into cubes)
- 1 cup water
- 5-7 young okras (- ends trimmed, cut into halves diagonally)
- 1/2 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
- 1
In a wok or pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and fat rendered.
- 2
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
- 3
Add shrimp paste and continue to cook for about a minute.
- 4
Add squash and water. Cover the pan and let it simmer for about 2 minutes.
- 5
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.
- 6
Transfer to a serving plate and serve with rice and your favorite fried meat.