Pakbet or Pinakbet Recipe

Estimated cooking time: 35 minutes

Pakbet Ingredients:

· 1/4 kilo pork with fat, cut into small pieces

· 2 Ampalalya (bitter melons) sliced to bite size pieces

· 2 eggplants, sliced to bite size pieces

· 5 pieces of okra, cut in two

· 1 head garlic, minced

· 2 onions, diced

· 5 tomatoes, sliced

· 1 tablespoon of ginger, crushed and sliced

· 4 tablespoons bagoong isda or bagoong alamang

· 3 tablespoons of oil

· 1 1/2 cup water

· Salt and pepper to taste

Pakbet Cooking Instructions:

· In a cooking pan, heat oil and fry the pork until brown, remove the pork from the pan and set aside.

· On the same pan, saute garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes.

· In a casserole, boil water and add bagoong.

· Add the pork in the casserole and mix in the sautéed garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

· Add in all the vegetables and cook until the vegetables are done, careful not to overcook.

· Salt and pepper to taste.

· Serve hot with plain rice.