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Pinakbet

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Pinakbet

Filipino vegetable stew with shrimp paste, bitter melon, okra and squash. Tossing the vegetables gently only once or twice while they steam-cook keeps them intact instead of breaking down into mush.

Total time
40 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Filipino
gluten-free

Ingredients

200gpork belly, sliced
1bitter melon, sliced
200gsquash, cubed
1 cupokra
1eggplant, sliced
2 tbspbagoong shrimp paste
1tomato, diced
1onion, diced
3 clovesgarlic
200mlwater

Instructions

1

Fry pork until browned. Add garlic, onion and tomato.

2

Add shrimp paste and stir 2 minutes.

3

Add squash and water. Cook 5 minutes.

4

Add bitter melon, okra and eggplant.

5

Cover and steam-cook 10 minutes until vegetables are tender.

6

Do not over-stir — toss gently once or twice only.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
307
Protein
6.5g
Fat
26.8g
Carbs
11.2g
Fiber
4.2g
Sodium
21mg

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