Pinakbet (Mixed Vegetable Stew with Shrimp Paste)
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Ingredients
- 200 g diced pork belly, skin removed
- 1 aubergine, diced
- 150 g okra, trimmed and sliced
- 150 g fine green beans, trimmed
- 300 g pumpkin, peeled and cubed
- 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp shrimp paste
- 1 onion, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 252 kcal
- Protein
- 12.7 g
- Carbohydrate
- 14.4 g
- of which sugars
- 8.3 g
- Fat
- 14.9 g
- of which saturates
- 5.2 g
- Fibre
- 5.7 g
- Salt
- 1.00 g
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Method
- 1
Fry the pork belly in a dry pan for 5-6 minutes until browned and starting to crisp.
- 2
Add the onion and garlic and fry for 3 minutes until soft.
- 3
Stir in the tomatoes and shrimp paste and simmer for 5 minutes.
- 4
Add the pumpkin and 100ml water and simmer for 10 minutes.
- 5
Add the aubergine, okra and green beans and simmer for a final 8-10 minutes until all the vegetables are tender and the pork has no pink remaining.
- 6
Serve with steamed rice.

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