Recipe: Tasty Filipino Pakbet

Filipino Pakbet.

You can have Filipino Pakbet using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Filipino Pakbet

1. It's 1 c of bitter melon, chopped.
2. It's 2 c of butternut squash, chopped.
3. You need 4 c of fresh long beans, chopped (can substitute w/ green beans).
4. You need 1 c of fresh tomatoes, chopped.
5. It's 1 c of zucchini, chopped.
6. You need 1 c of yellow onion, sliced.
7. It's 2 c of Japanese eggplant, chopped.
8. It's 4 of Garlic cloves, minced.
9. You need 1 tsp of ginger, minced.
10. Prepare 1.5 lbs of pork ribs (any kind of pork will do if not available).
11. You need .5 lb of raw shrimp.
12. You need 5 tbsp of Chicken flavor dry broth base & seasoning.
13. You need of Olive oil.
14. Prepare of Salt and pepper.

Filipino Pakbet instructions

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!.