Pakbet (tagalog)

ingredients:

250 grams pork, chopped into thin cubes

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 medium onion, diced

2 medium tomatoes, diced

1/2  tablespoon shrimp paste

2 tablespoon  patis (the transparent brown fish sauce) or  ( use 1 tablespoon salt if there`s no patis or no fish sauce available)

2 curve slices of squash, cut into cubes

1 tablespoon corn oil

2 cups water

1/2 teaspoon sugar

150 to 200 grams hyacinth beans

3 medium size eggplant, cut into halves and lengthwise

5 pcs. lady fingers, chopped into halves

1 bundle ( about 10 strings ) string beans, chopped about 2 inches long.

a pinch of ajinomoto seasoning to taste

a pinch of powdered ground pepper

malunggay leaves (moringa)




Procedure:

• Saute garlic and onions in corn oil until light brown
• Add the tomatoes and let half cooked
• Add the pork and season with patis or transparent brown fish sauce and shrimp paste and let it cooked until it dries and comes out.( this process is done to prevent /remove the unpleasant smell of pork and also let the aromatic smell comes up)
• Season with powdered pepper
• Add half a cup of water and simmer for 1 minute
• Add the squash and let simmer until the sauce comes in consistency
• Pour another 1/2 cup water and simmer for 1 minute
• Add the lady fingers and hyacinth beans and leave unti half cooked
• Add the eggplants and cook for another minute
• When the sauce will soon dry up, pour in another 1/2 cup water and simmer for 1 minute 
• Add the string beans and cook for 1 minute 
• then add sugar and malunggay leaves(moringa leaves)
• Season with ajinomoto or any seasoning to taste.
• Serve hot 

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