Pinakbet

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 thin slices ginger root
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 lb lean pork, sliced thinly
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 2 tbsp bagoong alamang (fermented shrimp paste)
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 -6 Asian eggplants, sliced
• 1 -2 bitter melon
• 1/4 lb okra, fresh or frozen, stems removed
• 1/4 lb long beans, quartered