Recipe

Pinakbet

Name: Pinakbet
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 5 cups water; 2 onions, sliced; 2 tomatoes, sliced; 1 pound milkfish (bangus), cut into 5 pieces; 2 small eggplants, sliced 1/8-inch thick; 1 cup fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 white radishes (labanos), sliced; 5 pods okra, sliced; 3 small green chile peppers; 1 cup watercress (kangkong) leaves and stems; ½ cup tamarind powder; 1 pinch salt to taste

In this Filipino fish recipe, bangus (milkfish) is stewed in a flavorful, slightly sour tamarind broth with lots of vegetables, an all-time favorite.

Prep 20mCook 15mTotal 35mServes 5

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Instructions

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Pour water into a pot. Add onions and tomatoes, cover, and bring to a boil. Add milkfish, eggplants, beans, radishes, okra, and green chile peppers. Boil for 5 minutes. Stir in watercress and tamarind powder. Cover, reduce heat, and season with salt. Boil for 5 minutes until fish is cooked through.

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