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Pinakbet

Name: Pinakbet
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 lb pork belly, diced small; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 onion, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 2 tablespoons bagoong (shrimp paste) or fish sauce; 1 cup squash, cubed; 1 eggplant, sliced; 1 cup long beans, cut in 3-inch pieces; 6 okra, trimmed; 1/2 cup water

A northern Filipino vegetable stew of squash, eggplant, okra, and long beans with shrimp paste.

Serves 4

Prep 15 min

Cook 30 min

Pinakbet — Photo: Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

1/4 lb pork belly, diced small
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons bagoong (shrimp paste) or fish sauce
1 cup squash, cubed
1 eggplant, sliced
1 cup long beans, cut in 3-inch pieces
6 okra, trimmed
1/2 cup water

Steps

Step 1. Cook the pork in the oil for 8 minutes until browned and cooked through. Add the onion, garlic, and tomatoes for 3 minutes.
Step 2. Stir in the bagoong and water.
Step 3. Add the squash first and cook 5 minutes, then the long beans, eggplant, and okra.
Step 4. Cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until just tender. Do not stir too much. Serve with rice.

Where this recipe comes from

Yoribang Filipino recipes by Yoribang. License: Free to use. View the original (opens in a new tab)

Original Yoribang write-ups of Filipino dishes. Soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and fish sauce carry much of the flavor. Calamansi is a small sour citrus, and lemon or lime works if you cannot find it. Bagoong (shrimp paste) and ube are sold at Asian grocery stores.