HAVE YOU EATEN FILIPINO PINAKBET?
What is pinakbet or pakbet? Pinakbet is a healthy dish in the Philippines. Pinakbet had a great source of fiber, it can help balance one suggested system, and it can also aid in lowering blood pressure.
Who invented Pinakbet or Pakbet? Which Originated in the Ilocos region. The word Pinakbet is derived from the Ilocano word pinakbet meaning "shrunk" or "shriveled".
How do you preserve pinakbet? Pinakbet Tagalog is a complete meal on its own, are you one of them who eat pinakbet?
What is the taste of pinakbet? It's the tender and sweet taste of the fresh squash, the crunchiness of the string beans, the bitter taste of the bitter melon, and the slim texture of the okra (mucilaginous). A colorful medley of local vegetable shrimp pastes this classic Filipino stew.
Do you know how to cook pinakbet or pakbet? If not, this is for you. Just read it carefully and follow the instructions, it is easy to do and also affordable, with no hassle.
COOKING TIPS:
•TO ENSURE EVEN COOKING GAS THEN INGREDIENTS IN UNIFORM SIZES LIKE LONG VENTS OR STRING BEANS CUT IN THE SAME LENS THE PORK BELLY SAME THICKNESS.
•PUT THE VEGETABLES TO THE POT ACCORDING TO HOW LONG IT CAN BE COOKED.
•STURDIER ONES SUCH AS KALABASA AND SITAW GO IN FIRST FOLLOWED BY EGGPLANT BITTER MELON AND OKRA WHICH TAKE LESS TIME TO SOFTEN
•COOK THE SHRIMP PASTE FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL IT STARTS TO GRAY OR BROWN.
INGREDIENTS:
•1 MEDIUM AMPALAYA(BITTERMELON), SEEDED, HALVED, AND CUT INTO 1 INCH THICK.
•1 TBSP SHRIMP PASTE
•1 EGGPLANT,TRIMMED ENDS AND CUT INTO 1 INCH THICKNESS.
•1/2 SMALL KALABASA(SQUASH), CUT INTO PIECES
•2 CLOVES GARLIC, AND MINCED
•1 ONION THEN CHOPPED INTO SMALL
•2 TABLESPOONS OF OIL OR ANY OIL
•2 OR 1/2 CUP OF WATER
•5 OKRA(MUCILAGINOUS), END TRIMMED
•18 PORK BELLY, CUT INTO 1 INCH CUBES
INSTRUCTIONS:
- MEDIUM HEAT OF POT, HEAT OIL. PUT THE ONIONS AND GARLIC, AND COOK STIRRING REGULARLY UNTIL SOFTENED.
- ADD PORK AND COOK UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWNED. ADD THE SHRIMP PASTE, AND CONTINUE TO COOK STIRRING UNTIL IT BEGINS TO BROWN.
- ADD SQUASH, AND COOK FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES OR UNTIL ALMOST TENDER.
- ADD LONG BEANS AND CONTINUE TO COOK
- ADD AMPALAYA(BITTER MELON), EGGPLANT, AND OKRA(MUCILAGINOUS).
- ADD WATER, AND BRING TO A BOIL LOWER HEAT, COVER AND COOK FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES OR UNTIL MEAT IS TENDER, CONTINUE TO COOK FOR ABOUT 4-5 MINUTES OR UNTIL VEGETABLES ARE TENDER YET.
- SEASON WITH SALT AND PEPPER TOO. TASTE SERVE HOT.
These are the nutrients of eating pinakbet
Calories in pinakbet
Vitamin A 12.5%
Folate 32.0%
Iron 13.3%
Magnesium 20.0%
Manganese 35.9%
I hope you all like my simple pakbet or pinakbet, Don't worry I still have a lot to share with you all guys about cooking, or do you have any requests to do for me? I'm here to share my all ideas about cooking. Thank you have a blessed Tuesday.
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