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    You are here: Home / Main Menu Recipes / Pinakbet

    by Jenalyn Rose Forbes · published: Nov 12, 2016 · updated: Jan 3, 2020

    Pinakbet

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    Pinakbet is a contraction of the Ilocano word “pinakebbet” which means wilted and shrunk. The main ingredients are vegetables usually found in the backyard of Ilocanos.

    Pinakbet

    The combination of vegetables such as okra, eggplant, bitter melon, tomatoes, and string beans along with onion, garlic, and ginger as the main spices. The original Ilocano version uses fermented fish paste for seasoning.

    There are also Pakbet recipe variants from the south wherein fermented krill is used instead, and they may have squash, camote, patani, and kadios depending upon the ingredients’ seasonal availability.

    There is even a version with coconut milk and chili. To further increase the dish’s health benefits, malunggay is added.

    A popular modification to accentuate the dish’s flavor is the addition of pork which is usually crispy fried. Some traditionalists insist that the ideal way to cook pakbet is to use a clay pot.

    pinakbet Ilocano

    Layering of vegetables is critical to ensure that the vegetables hold their shapes.

    The dish is usually paired with fried fish and steamed rice. The estimated cooking time is 30 minutes.

    Since my husband is an Ilocano from the north he was thrilled when my Mom cook this during our visit to their house.

    Instead of adding fish sauce, my Mom added shrimp paste instead and he asked why shrimp paste? Well that's how the tagalog's cook it.

    He find in strange as the original dish was an Ilokano signature dish, they make the vegetables half cook as well.

    Recipe

    pinakbet recipe

    Pakbet Recipe

    Jenalyn Rose Forbes
    Pakbet or pinakbet is a vegetable stew. It is an iconic Filipino dish usually associated with Ilocanos, people of the northern part of Luzon.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Filipino
    Servings 1
    Calories 989 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 200 g pork
    • 180 g squash
    • 120 g okra or lady finger
    • 1 medium eggplant
    • 5 pcs string beans
    • 1 small bitter melon
    • 1 medium onion
    • 1 medium tomato
    • 3 tbsp shrimp paste

    Instructions
     

    • Sauté the onion, tomatoes and pork in a pan on medium heat.
    • Add in the shrimp paste and stir to spread the the flavor evenly.
    • Add the squash, string beans and bitter melon simmer for 3 minutes.
    • Drop the eggplant then the okra.
    • Cook for another 2 minutes and serve.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 989kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 80gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 657mgSodium: 1736mgPotassium: 3343mgFiber: 27gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 21561IUVitamin C: 180mgCalcium: 489mgIron: 9mg
    Keyword pinakbet, pinakbet ilocano
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    Jenalyn Rose Forbes, Food Blogger

    Hi I am Jen

    I so love it when I see my family smile after cooking a delicious meal for them and I am sure plenty of Mom's out there will feel the same way too. This is why I started this blog.

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