Easiest Way to Prepare Homemade Auntie’s Ilocano Pinakbet
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have Auntie’s Ilocano Pinakbet using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
So I was helping Auntie in the kitchen, cutting up some bittermelon. She said, “Oh, this is a different kind of pinakbet. Cut the pieces in bigger chunks”. That’s when I knew; this is something I should post on Cookpad. LOL
Ingredients and spices that need to be Prepare to make Auntie’s Ilocano Pinakbet:
- 5-6 tbsp salted fish sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 5 cloves garlic; minced
- 2 tomatoes; roughly chopped
- 4 green onion stalks; cut into 1” pieces
- 1/2 kabocha squash; cut into 1.5” cubes
- 1 bittermelon; cut into 1” cubes
- 12 okras; cut in half
- 1 bunch string beans; cut into finger-length size
- 2 eggplants; cut in half lengthwise, and into 3” pieces
- Chicharron
Steps to make to make Auntie’s Ilocano Pinakbet
- Prep yo ingredients.
- In a large stock pot, put in the water and salted fish sauce. These are the brands she uses. Heat on high until bubbly.
- Add (in this order) kabocha squash and a handful of chicharron.
- Add in half the tomatoes/onions/garlic. Then layer in the string beans. (We’re basically layering this like a lasagna).
- The rest of the tomatoes/onions/garlic + another handful of chicharron. Feel free to add more water as you see fit.
- Okra, bittermelon... (the bittermelon is optional)
- And last but not least, the eggplant. Cover and heat on med-high until cooked. So easy! Enjoy!
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