Pinakbet ala Sarah

Pinakbet Ingredients: 

• 1/2 kilo pork with fat, cut into small pieces
• 1 Ampalaya (bitter melons) sliced to bite size pieces
• 2 Talong (eggplants), sliced to bite size pieces
• 3 pieces of okra, cut into two
• 1/2 kalabasa (squash),sliced to bite size pieces
• 10pcs. of batong (long bean), sliced to 2 inches size
• 2 head garlic, minced
• 1 onions, diced
• 3 tomatoes, sliced
• 1 tablespoon of ginger, crushed and sliced
• 3 tablespoon of bagoong alamang
• 1 1/2 cup of water
• Salt and pepper to taste

Pinakbet Cooking Instructions:

• In a cooking pan, 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 separate pan, boil water and add bagoong.
• Add the pork in the pan and mix in the sauteed garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10minutes.
• Add in the vegetables starting with squash, ampalaya and batong, then after awhile when almost cook, add talong and okra and cook until all the vegetables are done, careful not to overcook.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve hot with plain rice.