It's lunch time, friends.
Let's have Pinakbet ("Pakbet") for lunch!
Goody, this is one of my simple 'lutong-bahay' favorites. ☺
Vegetables are always a healthy idea in cooking so I prepared Pinakbet for lunch.
Pinakbet is cooked with pork belly sauteed in garlic & onions, vegetables like squash, okra, eggplant, string beans, & ampalaya (bitter melon), and sauced with shrimp paste.
In cooking Pinakbet, I prefer not to add salt anymore because the shrimp paste is already there to add flavor. ☺

62 Comments
Namit ah!
ReplyDeletemy fave veggie dish :)
ReplyDeleteJanette Silos Moreno: Pareho ta gali, JAN. :-) (The secret of a good Pakbet is not to over-cook the veggies.) :-)
ReplyDeletekorek para medyo crunchy pa. fast mixing lang and you're done :)
ReplyDeleteinday Sally, pinakbet will be a whole meal for me already, bisan wala na rice, i will be good... basta may kafe lang or tea after...
ReplyDeleteManong Felix B Colinco Jr: That's true~it can be a complete meal by itself na. :-) Pero, ang Pakbet ko ya, ginparisan ko Sinugba Na Bangrus~with tambok-tambok guid nga tiyan! hahaha :-)
ReplyDeleteNametz
ReplyDeletenamit pa guid na kung ang pares CRISPY PATA!!!
ReplyDeleteZhol Laurence Tandog: Yes guid, ZHOL ~ but o my god~the cholesterol! hahaha (Hmm, it rhymes huh..."Zhol"="cholesterol"?? Ay nano?! HAHAHA. Joke!) :-)
ReplyDeleteThats how we roll!!!
ReplyDeletepero pag sa lamesa na...bahala ka cholesterol...
ReplyDeletehahhahahah... believe gid ko sa kumpare ko Elmer... no retreat , no surrender.... basta delicious food... "attack" hahhaha
ReplyDeleteZhol Laurence & Elmer Gavile: Amu guid?! hehehe (Just drink Lipitor or Crestor dayon ah! hahaha)
ReplyDeleteanhon mo ina tulukon lang masakit!!!
ReplyDeleteactually dri dhay sa amon subong ..halos half cook gina pa ka-on , plus tea juice lang wala iban...ma anad ka ..ok man
ReplyDeletemasarap basta bawal!!!
ReplyDeletehahahahaha...agree
ReplyDeletesagay ka man lang kaon sg indi mo nauyunan!!!
ReplyDeleteina bala gakuriit ka sg usap!!!
ReplyDeletegalungo dayon!!!
ReplyDeletekag dayon mo hambal..."the best"... thank you Lord..
ReplyDeletekung gabinutig ka kilatan ka guid dayon sa agtang!!!
ReplyDeletewow fav sang mga kids ko....
ReplyDeleteamo bala siling sang iban kg bati-an ko man sa kids ko....Kon mag masakit gani piliton ma ka-on.. pero kon wala ngayo ka indi taga-an...imagine..
ReplyDelete3:35 PM
favorite! lalo na sa field, kag magkinamot. namit ni sa boodle fight
ReplyDeletehahahaha daw pareho gid sang mga kids ko ba gakumod palayo kag magsunggod...
ReplyDeleteDay Sally namit ba...hhhmmm yummy..yummy..
ReplyDeletemaka-on na sila basta butangan mo lang damo nga pieces of pork!!! bisan pustahanay ubos ang pork!!! wahahahaha
ReplyDeletehahahahaha Zhol sakto ka gid..
ReplyDeletelaban laban ang kalabasa bilin!!!
ReplyDeletemakita mo gid ang kuriit sang mga guya nila..uuk
ReplyDeletemas type ko damu ampalaya kag madanlog. wow, sampat!
ReplyDeleteHi Migo Ralph...nd ko ya sang ampalaya k kapait..hehehehe mas gus2 ko ang madanlog..uuk
ReplyDeletebasta may post si dai Sally daw indi na budlay ngita menu..
ReplyDeletePinakbet or Pacbet is the best meal. May duitay nga sabaw-sabaw.
ReplyDeleteamo ni ang na namitan ko sa pinakbit..ang utan medyo half cook pa..little bit crunchy.looks good dai sally.
ReplyDeleteGabriel Lobaton: Thanks, 'Nong. And I do agree ~ namit guid if the veggies are NOT over-cooked para indi soggy...instead, crunchy! :-)
ReplyDeleteyummmm fave ko gid kapin pa kon damo amargoso :) yummmmmm
ReplyDeletenameeeeet day Sally...
ReplyDeleteAmpalaya namit gid!
ReplyDeleteinday sally binli ko ha....
ReplyDeletenamit!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSally, Im starving na gid. Namit kung damu pa gid baboy kag bagoong.hehehe.:-)
ReplyDeleteBlack Christmas: Haaay, you're right, so namit if damu mamoy nga lakot...but then...our drs.will say na naman na it's NOT good for us?! heheh
ReplyDeleteLove .... mamoy gid. Sige..let's eat first then worry about our RX. Will just swallow up some pills later on for high cholesterol level.LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteBlack Christmas: hahaha. May extra Lipitor tabs ko di ~ you want?? (LOL) :-)
ReplyDelete;) oh yEs. My cholesterol went through the roof, alright!!!
ReplyDeleteBlack Christmas: AHahaha. Buing ka guid ya, LEy! (How nice it would be to visit you there sana, 'no...para we can also see ea.other after...what...after 2 decades??...my god, has it been that long?? mama mia!!!)
ReplyDeleteIt was not so long ago. We were then around 17 or 18 years old that time. We were still young Sal, ;-> Well we still are young...and feeling young.LOL!!! Yes. Come anytime!!!! Let me know when, so I can take time off work.
ReplyDeleteBlack Christmas: Oh wow, LEy...if only the Phils.and Canada were like Iloilo-Bacolod, or even Manila-Bacolod...I'd surely be there in a jiffy? heheh. Canada ka, di ba? Or is it New Zealand? O-oh, am getting confused now...haha
ReplyDeleteHala da,Sal! Anxiety ka na? LOL!!! Ako may sign na sang Alzheimer.LOL!!! I tend to forget the present...but do have good memories growing up.LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteBlack Christmas Hey, LEy! Answer my q anay ah...heheh. Canada ka based now, right?
ReplyDeleteHuo, Sal.LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteBlack Christmas: Thought so! (LOL) :-) Will visit you someday soon ah...will save up for it! heheh
ReplyDeleteMiss you, LEy! D'U still remember those innocent days of our youth...with Sherry Ann P.? Hmm, remember when I lost my wallet and I was so distraught, nakit-an man gali?! I still recall those times...happy happy days of summer...makes me smile now :-)
That was so weird tho'. Can't really relate.....did not know what to say to you that time. I would see your face was freakin out. Could it be, the ghost took it???? ;-) You think our house may be haunted?Hehehe.
ReplyDeleteLEy: Nope! (LOL) :-) Gosh, that was such a long time ago... Really. Hmm.
ReplyDeleteReally, I have been dreaming of going back home. One day, hoping this year or early next.
ReplyDeleteBlack Christmas: I really wish I can go visit you someday...it will be great to see each other again after so many years~it's been more than 20 yrs, LEy, come to think of it!)
ReplyDeleteGoodnight, LEA dear. Praying that all our plans come to fruition. God bless us. ♥
Sleep well my dear friend.
ReplyDeleteThank you for being such a good friend. Im so lucky!!
Black Christmas (LEA): Much welcome, LEy~I am lucky, too, to have such a wonderful friend like you...hoping we can see each other in the near future. My love to you and your family there in Canada! ♥
ReplyDeleteaww shucks. you made me crave for pinakbet
ReplyDeleteWe just had it yesterday actually. Yum! ^_^ I have always hated ampalaya until recently. Probably my taste glands have upgraded, or perhaps grown old with time that it can now stand its bitterness. Whatever the explanation, I know I now love pinakbet!
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