5 from 4 votes
Pinakbet with Crispy Lechon
Pinakbet is made extra delicious with crispy lechon! It's a hearty, nutritious, and delicious vegetable dish you'll love with steamed rice.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
to
Calories:
744 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 onion peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tomato large, chopped
- 1 ½ cups water
- ½ kabocha small, peeled and cut into pieces; kalabasa is a similar squash
- 8 okra ends trimmed
- ½ bunch long beans ends trimmed and cut into 3-inch lengths; also known as sitaw
- 1 bitter melon large, seeded, halved, and cut into 1-inch thick pieces
- 1 eggplant large, stemmed and cut into 1-inch thick pieces
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 2 cups lechon kawali cut into 1 ½-inch pieces
Instructions
- In pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring regularly, until softened.
- Add tomatoes and cook, mashing with the back of a spoon, until softened and have released juice.
- Add fish sauce and continue to cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add water and bring to a boil.
- Add kalabasa and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add okra, long beans, bitter melon, and eggplant. Continue to cook for about 4 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender yet crisp.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add lechon kawali and gently toss until just heated through. Serve hot.
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Notes
- Cut the vegetables in uniform sizes to ensure even cooking. For the best texture, add the longest-cooking vegetable first .
- To use shrimp paste in place of fish sauce, add 1 tablespoon of shrimp paste and saute it with the aromatics for about 2 to 3 minutes until it darkens in color before adding water.
Nutrition Information
Calories
744kcal
(37%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
67g
(103%)
Saturated Fat
23g
(115%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
(47%)
Monounsaturated Fat
31g
(155%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
85mg
(28%)
Sodium
761mg
(32%)
Potassium
1161mg
(25%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
2118IU
(42%)
Vitamin C
49mg
(54%)
Calcium
91mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 to
Amount Per Serving
Calories 744
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 744kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 67g | 103% |
| Saturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 31g | 155% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 85mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 761mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 1161mg | 25% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 2118IU | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 49mg | 54% |
| Calcium | 91mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.