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Pinakbet (Braised Mixed Vegetables with Shrimp Paste)

Name: Pinakbet (Braised Mixed Vegetables with Shrimp Paste)
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1 bitter melon, sliced; 2 eggplants, sliced; 6 okra; 1 cup string beans, cut; 1 cup winged beans; 1 cup squash, cubed; 2 tomatoes, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 3 shallots; 3 tbsp bagoong monamon; 8 oz pork belly, sliced; 1/4 cup water

Pinakbet (Braised Mixed Vegetables with Shrimp Paste) reads umami 7.0, salinity 5.9 and richness 5.8 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Filipino main, about 1 hr 55 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 8.6 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 5.8 / 10
Sour & Bright — 1.9 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 3.0 / 10
Rich & Fat — 6.0 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 4.3 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 7.0 · Salinity 5.9 · Richness 5.8 · Funk & Ferment 5.2 · Sweetness 4.7 · Marine & Briny 4.7 · Allium 3.9 · Fruity 3.7 · Earthy 2.6 · Floral 2.5 · Sourness 1.8 · Smoke 1.7 · Herbaceous 1.3 · Bitterness 1.0 · Warm Spice 0.8 · Nutty 0.7

What's in it (12)

1 bitter melon, sliced
2 eggplants, sliced
6 okra
1 cup string beans, cut
1 cup winged beans
1 cup squash, cubed
2 tomatoes, diced
4 cloves garlic
3 shallots
3 tbsp bagoong monamon
8 oz pork belly, sliced
1/4 cup water

Time & effort: about 1 hr 55 min (25 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 86.6 kcal, 2.5 g protein, 5.5 g fat, 7.6 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (2 steps)

Fry pork until rendered, then saute garlic, shallots, and tomatoes.
Layer vegetables in the pot, add bagoong and a splash of water, cover and steam-braise until vegetables are just tender.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.