Friday, July 25, 2008

"Shrimpy Pinakbet"

Ingredients:
  • 3 tbsps cooking oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 large (50 grams) red onion, halved & sliced thinly
  • 3 small (100 grams) over ripe red tomatoes, halved & sliced thinly
  • 8 medium pcs (250 grams) shrimps, separate the body from the head & shelled
  • 1/4 tsp cracked peppercorns
  • 2 tbsps fish sauce
  • 1 slice (350 grams) squash, peeled & sliced thinly
  • 10 pcs okra, remove both ends & cut into two
  • 6 long pcs long-yard beans, cut at 2" length
  • 1 medium (150 grams) eggplant, cut into four & quartered vertically
  • 1-1/4 cup water
  • 1 tsp white sugar
  • salt (optional)

Procedure:

In a wok, place over medium-high fire. Heat thoroughly but not smoking hot. Put garlic. Saute until rich golden brown. Follow with onion & tomatoes. Cook and mash until very limp. Add the shrimps, cracked peppercorns and fish sauce. Stir-fry until aromatic.

Dump in all the veggies. Stir-fry in oil for about 2 minutes. Then, add water and sugar. Adjust taste. Cook until veggies are crisp-tender.

Serve with steamed rice.

3 comments:

PinayWAHM said...

Sarap naman....I miss okra....

Musta na Mommy?

Juliana

AiDiSan said...

Thanks for sharing your Pinakbet recipe. My little girl loves vegetables and I'm gonna try this recipe one of these days.

C.A. aka "t'que" said...

I'm ok juliana. bz everyday kay kulit. lagi wala sa haus. everyday hatid sundo. kpg wkdays sa skul for his clas & kumon (tues & fri)tpos wkends nman skul for their dance practice plus ballet class nya pa! kakapagod... pero enjoy din nman :)

Buti ka pa aidisan ur litle grl loves veggies. ung sa akin kumakain nman kaya lng susubuan mo...