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Dinengdeng (Ilocano)

A simple mixture of greens and native vegetables cooked on a fish sauce and topped with favorite fried fish or whole prawn
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups String beans (cut 1.5 inch long)
  • 1.5 cups eggplant (sliced)
  • 8 pieces okra (whole)
  • 2 cups Saluyot leaves
  • 2 cups Sliced ampalaya fruit or leaves
  • 2 cups Squash Flowers (Clean by removing pistil and sepals)
  • 2 tbsp Fish bagoong sauce (strained)
  • 2 cups Water
  • 6 pieces Prawn (whole) or 1 fried fish
  • 1 inch smashed ginger
Other vegetables that can be added
  • squash (cubed)
  • bamboo shoots
  • 2 small tomatoes (whole)

Method
 

  1. Boil water, ginger and whole tomatoes until soft. Smash the tomato to create a nice reddish water.
  2. Add bagoong, salt and fried fish or prawns and boil for 5 minutes. Remove shrimp or the fried fish.
  3. Add the string beans and boil for 2 minutes. Add okra and eggplant (bamboo shoots and squash) and cook for another 2 minutes. Add saluyot, bitter melon and squash flower. Cook for another 2 minutes.
  4. Mix carefully and remove from heat. Add back the shrimp or fish. Do not cover.
  5. Serve with white steamed rice. Enjoy