Filipino Pakbet

Name: Filipino Pakbet
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c bitter melon, chopped; 2 c butternut squash, chopped; 4 c fresh long beans, chopped (can substitute w/ green beans); 1 c fresh tomatoes, chopped; 1 c zucchini, chopped; 1 c yellow onion, sliced; 2 c Japanese eggplant, chopped; 4 Garlic cloves, minced; 1 tsp ginger, minced; 1.5 lbs pork ribs (any kind of pork will do if not available); .5 lb raw shrimp; 5 tbsp Chicken flavor dry broth base & seasoning; Olive oil; Salt and pepper

smilez97 @cook9705

My sisters love this recipe. This version was simplified with focusing on the taste of the vegetables. It typically is made with shrimp paste or fish sauce. Some people cook the meat with the vegetables but we felt that this recipe ensures the pork is fully cooked since it's cooked first and finished cooking as it simmers. This dish actually tastes better the next day. Enjoy!

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Ingredients

45 min

6-8 servings

1 cbitter melon, chopped
2 cbutternut squash, chopped
4 cfresh long beans, chopped (can substitute w/ green beans)
1 cfresh tomatoes, chopped
1 czucchini, chopped
1 cyellow onion, sliced
2 cJapanese eggplant, chopped
4Garlic cloves, minced
1 tspginger, minced
1.5 lbspork ribs (any kind of pork will do if not available)
.5 lbraw shrimp
5 tbspChicken flavor dry broth base & seasoning
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

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Steps

45 min

1

Cut pork into bite size pieces. Keep any bones. This will be cooked and included with the dish. It adds extra flavor. Wash pork and drain or dry with a paper towel.
2

Heat a large pan on med heat. Saute pork for approximately 5 min. Season with salt and pepper and remove from pan. Set aside. (Fyi- oil not needed since it was washed.)
3

Saute onions in same pan used for pork for 1 min, drizzle olive oil and add garlic until fragrant, about 30 sec. Add tomatoes and continue to saute for 2 more min. Add butternut squash and cook for 5 min.
4

Add long beans and mix well. Cook for 3 min then add ginger. Cook 2 min.
5

Add zucchini and bitter melon with 1 3/4 c water. Stir to combine. Continue to let cook as you prepare the next step.
6

Meanwhile, cut up eggplant and add to pan. Cook for another 3-4 min.
7

Mix dry broth seasoning with the remaining 1/4 c of water then mix with the vegetables.
8

Add raw shrimp and cooked pork. Mix well. Lower heat to simmer and cover for 10-12 min. Enjoy!