4.7 from 9 votes
Dinengdeng Recipe
Dinengdeng is a nutritious and hearty Ilocano dish made from fresh home-grown vegetables in a fish paste-flavored broth paired with fish.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 258 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 2-4 pieces Fish for frying or grilling gutted, gills and scales removed
- oil for frying
- 2-3 cups water
- ¼ cup fish paste bagoong isda
- 1 thumb ginger julienned (optional)
- 2 medium ripe tomatoes cut into quarters
- 1 cup sweet potato or squash cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 small bitter gourd or ampalaya cut into ½ inch slices
- 1 cup winged beans sigarilyas or string beans (sitaw)
- 1 big eggplant cut into batons
- 5-6 pcs okra medium-sized
- 2 cups squash flowers
- 2 cups jute leaves or saluyot or 1 cup malunggay
Instructions
- Season fish with salt and fry in hot oil until both sides are golden brown and cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Put water in a pot, add the ginger and tomatoes and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the bagoong isda, running it through a sieve to separate lumps and pieces.
- Add the sweet potatoes and simmer, covered, until just half-cooked. Then add the ampalaya, winged beans, okra, and eggplant and cook, covered, until almost tender.
- Add the bulaklak ng kalabasa and saluyot. Lastly, arrange the fried fish on top and cover. Cook for several minutes until all vegetables are cooked.
- Take the fish and place it on the side of a soup bowl then fill the bowl with vegetables. Serve hot and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
258kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
1255mg
(52%)
Potassium
1036mg
(30%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
5849IU
(117%)
Vitamin C
290mg
(322%)
Calcium
604mg
(60%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 258
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 258kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 1255mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 1036mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 5849IU | 117% |
| Vitamin C | 290mg | 322% |
| Calcium | 604mg | 60% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.