Recipes · Filipino · Main Courses
Pinakbet
One serving has 443 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (98%), vitamin A (54%), manganese (49%), thiamin (42%), vitamin K (37%) and pyridoxine (36%). Ready in 34 minutes.
- Preparation: 12 min
- Cooking: 22 min
- Makes: 1 serving (443 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, gluten, pork, shellfish
Ingredients
- 40 g Bitter melon, raw
- 60 g Eggplant, raw
- 40 g Okra, raw
- 40 g Yardlong beans, raw
- 60 g Butternut squash, raw
- 40 g Tomatoes, raw
- 25 g Onions, raw
- 6 g Garlic, raw
- 50 g Pork belly, raw
- 10 g Oyster sauce
- 4 g Fish sauce
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 60 g Water
Method
- Cut the pork belly into small pieces and render it in a pot with the oil until lightly browned.
- Add the garlic and onion and sauté until soft, then add the tomatoes and cook until they break down.
- Stir in the oyster sauce, standing in for fermented shrimp paste, the fish sauce and the water; bring to a simmer.
- Add the squash first, since it takes longest, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the eggplant, bitter melon, yardlong beans and okra, and simmer for a further 8-10 minutes until all the vegetables are just tender but not mushy.
- Serve hot with rice, as a hearty vegetable-forward main.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 443 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 25.4 g | |
| Water | 369 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.5 g | 22% |
| Protein | 9.5 g | 20% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.13 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.16 g | |
| Leucine | 0.23 g | |
| Lysine | 0.19 g | |
| Methionine | 0.05 g | |
| Cystine | 0.04 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.16 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.13 g | |
| Valine | 0.19 g | |
| Histidine | 0.09 g | |
| Fat | 35.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 7.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 6.7 g | |
| Saturated | 11 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.05 g | |
| Cholesterol | 36 mg | |
| Calcium | 124 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.27 mg | 30% |
| Iron | 1.7 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 94.4 mg | 30% |
| Manganese | 0.89 mg | 49% |
| Phosphorus | 177 mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 947 mg | 20% |
| Selenium | 7.2 µg | 13% |
| Sodium | 620 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.6 mg | 20% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.7 mg | 34% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.85 mg | 17% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.47 mg | 36% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 122 µg | 30% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.48 µg | 20% |
| Choline | 15.6 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 379 µg | 54% |
| Vitamin C | 73.6 mg | 98% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.2 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin K | 33.4 µg | 37% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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