Pork Binagoongan with Fried Eggplant - PinoyBites

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pork shoulder (cut into 1 inch cubes)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup water
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 4 garlic cloves (chopped)
• ¼ cup vinegar (I used Datu Puti)
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup Bagoong alamang (sauteed shrimp paste, Barrio Fiesta regular)
• 3-5 red Thai chilies (siling labuyo, optional)
• Fried eggplant slices (link to the recipe above)