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Pinakbet Tagalog is a Filipino dish made of pork and vegetables such as eggplant, okra, bitter melon, long beans, and calabasa. It's a delicious and nutritious dish served as a main entree or a side to fried fish or grilled meat. It is composed of a variety of vegetables and it also has a protein component.
Pinakbet is one of the most well liked of current viral meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Pinakbet is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pinakbet using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pinakbet:
- Prepare 6 pcs eggplant (medium size)
- Get 4 pcs lady fingers/ okra (medium size)
- Prepare 1/4 kg squash
- Prepare 4 pcs long chilli
- Take 1 pc bitter gourd
- Take 1 pc tomato
- Prepare 1 pc onion (medium size)
- Take 1 pc ginger (medium size)
- Prepare 4 pcs garlic cloves
- Take 4 tbsp anchovy sauce
- Take 1/4 kg meat (liempo)
- Get Salt to season
Pinakbet is a popular Filipino dish which traditionally consists of pork and mixed vegetables, cooked and flavored with shrimp paste. Vegetables like string beans, squash, okra, bittermelon and eggplant are commonly used for this dish. Add string beans or even squash if you want, but the ampalaya, okra and eggplants are your required vegetables for an authentic Pinakbet. If you have fried fish or pork leftovers from the day before, you can use them as long as they're not seasoned with overpowering flavors like chili or anise or sesame oil.
Instructions to make Pinakbet:
- Wash and prepare meat and vegetables; longitudinal for meat, eggplant and bitter gourd, cubed for squash, cut in half for okra and tomatoes.
- Arrange ingredients in the pan (pan should be narrow with cover) following this order from bottom to top (in the bottom are ginger, garlic and onions, followed by meat, then squash, okra, bittergourd long chilli and eggplant at the top most part)
- Pour in 4-6 tbsp of anchovy (fish sauce) and 100 ml of water. Close and simmer in low heat for 20-25 mins.
- The vegetables should be thoroughly cooked, add salt to season (optional). Simmer again for 3-5 mins.
Pinakbet (Filipino Meat Veggie Stew With Shrimp Paste) Recipe by cali_love. A popular Ilocano dish from the Northern regions of the Philippines. You can omit the bittermelon if you're not a fan, as it is an acquired taste. Authentic pinakbet includes bittermelon in the recipe. If you can't find the salted shrimp paste at your local Safeway, try.
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