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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 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 308 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Asian , Filipino
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ pound pork belly - cut into strips
- 1 small onion - chopped
- 2 cloves garlic - minced
- 2-3 tablespoons shrimp paste
- 3 medium tomatoes - chopped
- ½ small squash - peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 cup water
- 5-7 young okras - ends trimmed, cut into halves diagonally
- ½ 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
- In a wok or pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and fat rendered.
- 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
- Add shrimp paste and continue to cook for about a minute.
- Add squash and water. Cover the pan and let it simmer for about 2 minutes.
- 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.
- Transfer to a serving plate and serve with rice and your favorite fried meat.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
308kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
135mg
(45%)
Sodium
340mg
(14%)
Potassium
245mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
355IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
22.7mg
(25%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
1.1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 308
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 308kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 135mg | 45% |
| Sodium | 340mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 245mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 355IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 22.7mg | 25% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.