Welcome to Sig-Sats*! The first of many signature dishes I am featuring every Saturday is my mom’s version of the Ilocano favorite, Pinakbet. This is undeniably a popular Filipino dish, with veggies as its main ingredient. And just a word of caution, take it easy on the fish sauce or shrimp paste if you don’t want it to taste too salty.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp cooking oil
3 cloves garlic, diced
1 small onion, peeled and diced
1 tomato, finely chopped
2 tbsp ground pork or pork strips cut into thin slices
3 tbsp fish sauce or shrimp paste
1 cup water
1 small squash or pumpkin, peeled and cubed
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..then here’s a Filipino recipe worth your time and effort. Just like the steak recipe I shared you, I hope you enjoy the extraordinary taste of this simple dish my friend, Pinky, featured in her blog:
Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw (Squash and Green Beans in Coconut Milk):

Since the usual kalabasa (native green pumpkin) and sitaw (string beans) which are so plentiful in Manila are quite hard to find here, I had to substitute them with butternut squash and canned green beans. I was quite happy with the result nonetheless since the natural sweetness of the squash tasted so well with …read more