Go Back
Sautéed Vegetable with Alugbati
Kusina ni Teds

Sautéed Vegetable with Alugbati

Sautéed Vegetable with Alugbati is an easy dish to prepare. What make this dish special is the addition of alugbati leaves.
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Filipino

Ingredients
  

  • 250 grams Ground Pork
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 8 cloves Garlic, chopped
  • 1 piece Onion, chopped
  • 4 pieces Tomatoes, diced
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 3 Tablespoons Fish Sauce
  • 1 piece Beef Bouillon Cube
  • 1 1/2 cups Water
  • 8 piece Okra, halved
  • 6 pieces Bitter gourd, deseeded and halved
  • 12 pieces Yard Long Beans, cut into 4-inch long
  • 4 cups Alugbati Leaves
  • Fish Sauce to taste

Method
 

  1. In a pan, combine ground pork and water. Cover and pan and simmer until the pork render its own fat and the water evaporates. Sauté pork until golden brown.
  2. Using the same pan, sauté garlic, and onion in olive oil. Add tomatoes and water. Let it simmer until the tomatoes are soft. Mash the tomatoes using the back of your wooden spoon.
  3. Season with ground black pepper, fish sauce and bouillon cube. Pour water and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. Add okra, bitter gourd and yard long beans. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are half cooked.
  5. Add the alugbati leaves and season with fish sauce. Simmer for another 5 minutes with lid on the pan.