Recipe: Delicious Auntie’s Ilocano Pinakbet

Auntie’s Ilocano Pinakbet.

You can have Auntie’s Ilocano Pinakbet using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Auntie’s Ilocano Pinakbet

1. You need 5-6 tbsp of salted fish sauce.
2. You need 1/2 cup of water.
3. You need 5 cloves of garlic; minced.
4. It's 2 of tomatoes; roughly chopped.
5. It's 4 of green onion stalks; cut into 1” pieces.
6. Prepare 1/2 of kabocha squash; cut into 1.5” cubes.
7. You need 1 of bittermelon; cut into 1” cubes.
8. You need 12 of okras; cut in half.
9. Prepare 1 bunch of string beans; cut into finger-length size.
10. You need 2 of eggplants; cut in half lengthwise, and into 3” pieces.
11. You need of Chicharron.

Auntie’s Ilocano Pinakbet step by step

1. Prep yo ingredients..
2. In a large stock pot, put in the water and salted fish sauce. These are the brands she uses. Heat on high until bubbly..
3. Add (in this order) kabocha squash and a handful of chicharron..
4. Add in half the tomatoes/onions/garlic. Then layer in the string beans. (We’re basically layering this like a lasagna)..
5. The rest of the tomatoes/onions/garlic + another handful of chicharron. Feel free to add more water as you see fit..
6. Okra, bittermelon... (the bittermelon is optional).
7. And last but not least, the eggplant. Cover and heat on med-high until cooked. So easy! Enjoy!.