Pinakbet - Filipino Chow

Ingredients

• 1 pound of large, whole, head-on shrimp
• 1 piece large talong (eggplant), sliced into 1-inch thick diagonal pieces
• 1/2 pound of okra, ends trimmed
• 1 piece of large ampalaya (bitter melon), halved, deseeded and sliced into 1-inch thick diagonal pieces
• 1/2 pound of sitaw (string beans) stalks, ends trimmed and cut in 3 inches length
• 1 pound of kalabasa (squash), peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks
• 1 tablespoon of garlic, minced
• 1 medium-sized onion, sliced
• 1 piece of large-sized tomato, sliced
• 3 tablespoons of oil
• 3 tablespoons of bagoong alamang (shrimp paste)
• 2 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• Ground pepper