Pinakbet
Jul 18, 2023
Pinakbet
Harrison Ines
4-6
20 minutes
50 minutes
Filipino
Main
This Filipino vegetable dish using the Hawaiian staple crop, palaʻai, will leave you wanting more to share with family and friends!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp canola oil
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 each yellow onion, sliced
- 2 in. piece ginger, sliced thick
- 2 cups long squash, diced large
- 1 Japanese eggplant, sliced thick
- 1 bunch long beans, sliced into 3-inch pieces
- 3 tomatoes, large dice
- 2 cups wing beans, halved vertically
- ¼ cup fish sauce
- 1 lb roasted pork belly, cut into bite size chunks
- 2 cups HUC Recipe-ready Palaʻai, defrosted and diced large
- Steamed rice as needed
Directions
In a large pot, warm the oil and garlic together over medium heat, until the garlic is golden brown. Add the onion and ginger and sauté a couple of minutes until the onions are soft.
Add the long squash, eggplant, long beans, tomatoes, wing beans and pork, reduce heat to medium-low and cook covered for 45 minutes untouched.
Season the vegetables and pork with fish sauce, add the palaʻai, give one stir, cover and steam another 5 minutes until squash is warmed through.
Serve with steamed rice and add more fish sauce if needed.
