My Pinakbet Recipe

Nacu Pinakbet Recipe (Meat-Vegetable Stew)

The Ingredients:

• 1/4 kilo Pork meat (Sliced into small pieces)
•  1/2 cup Squash
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1/2 cup String Beans
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 2 Onions
• Black ground pepper
• Salt
• 1/4 cup Sesame Oil
• 1 cup water
• Ginger Powder
• 1/4 cup bagoong (Shrimp Paste)

Cooking Procedure:

• Wash the pork and vegetables. 
• Minced the garlic,onions. Slice the squash (desired size).
•  Heat sesame oil in frying pan
• Saute the garlic and onions in sesame oil.
• Add the pork . cook until its lightly brown.
• Add in all the vegetables. Cook until vegetable is done (careful not to overcook).
• Salt , pepper , garlic powder and bagoong (shrimp paste) to taste.
• Server hot (better with plain rice).

Trivia Spot:
The Pinakbet or pakbet is a popular Ilocano dish in the Philippines.A Tagalog version usually includes calabaza or what we call squash.