Pinakbet (Filipino Mixed Vegetable Stew with Shrimp Paste)

Pinakbet (Filipino Mixed Vegetable Stew with Shrimp Paste)

Ingredients:
250 g Pork with fat, cut into bite-size pieces
125 g Shrimps, shelled
1/2 medium Pumpkin (Kalabasa), cut into chunks
1 Bitter Melon (Ampalaya ), sliced to bite-size pieces
1 Eggplant, sliced to bite-size pieces
2 pcs Okra, sliced
20 stalks Petite Green Beans, cut into half
2 pcs Tomato, sliced
1 Onion, diced
3~4 cloves garlic, minced
1 thumb Ginger, crushed and sliced
4 tbsp Shrimp Paste (Bagoong Alamang)
2 tbsp Cooking Oil
1 1/2 cup Water
Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Instructions:
In a cooking pan, heat cooking oil and fry the pork until no longer pink; then remove the pork from the pan and set aside.
On the same heated pan, add-in garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes. Sautè until onions become translucent. Set aside.

In a casserole, Pour-in water and add-in the shrimp paste. Bring to a boil.
Then, add-in the pork and shrimps in the casserole; and mix-in the sautèd garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes.
Bring to a boil again, and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Add in all the vegetables and cook until all the vegetables are done, but not overcooked.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Turn off heat, and Serve hot with plain rice.

Enjoy!!