Pinakbet with Crispy Lechon

Pinakbet with Crispy Lechon

Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 35 mins Yield: 4 to 6 Servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

1 small onion, peeled and chopped

2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1-1/2 cups water

½ small kabocha (calabasa) peeled and cut into pieces

6 to 8 okra, ends trimmed

½ bunch long beans, ends trimmed and cut into into 3-inch lengths

1 bitter melon, seeded, halved and cut into 1-inch thick

1 large eggplant, ends trimmed and cut into 1-inch thick

salt and pepper to taste

2 cups lechon kawali, cut into 1-inch pieces

Instructions

In pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring regularly, until limp and aromatic. Add tomatoes and cook, mashing with back of spoon, for about 5 minutes or until softened and have released juice. Add fish sauce and continue to cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.

Add water and bring to a boil.

Add squash and cook for about 2 minutes. Add okra, long beans, bitter melon and eggplant. Continue to cook for about 4 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender yet crisp. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add lechon kawali and gently toss until just heated through. Serve hot.

Notes

Cook and Prep times are with the assumption that you have lechon kawali cooked and ready.

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