Filipino Vegetable Recipes

Pinakbet, Fried Eggplant, Mongo Guisado, Chopsuey, Ampalaya Guisado, Laing, Crispy Kangkong, Togue Guisado, Adobong Kangkong

The Filipino Vegetable recipes here are your reference for favorites like Lumpia, Chopsuey, Pinakbet and Laing and a whole lot more.

In our household, the vegetable dishes are usually to complement a meat and a seafood course.

They're served as a side rather than a main dish.

Unlike most cooking instructions you will find in continental cuisines, our vegetable recipes are cooked on the 'well-done' side.

We like the vegetables to soak up all the coconut milk in our ginataan dishes, for example, even if people say that nutrients are lost when you overcook the greens.

Some of the common Philippine vegetables used in cooking are kangkong(water spinach), patola(gourd), kalabasa (squash), to name a few.

Better yet, if you want to name most of the vegetables in Filipino cuisine, try the children's song Bahay Kubo...

...which goes like : Singkamas at talong, Sigarilyas at mani, Sitaw, bataw, patani, Kundol, patola, upo't kalabasa ...

...At saka meron pang, Labanos, mustasa, Sibuyas, kamatis, Bawang at luya, Sa paligid ligid ...Ay maraming linga (or sesame seed)

I will try to cover most of the vegetables in the song as I go along adding recipe to the site.

Talong na Pinirito
Fried Eggplant

Monggo Guisado
Sauteed Mung Bean

Pinakbet
Stewed Eggplant, Okra, Ampalaya with Thick Salted Fish Sauce

Ampalaya Guisado
Sauteed Ampalaya or Bitter Gourd

Laing
Taro Leaves Cooked in Coconut Milk

Adobong Kangkong
Water Spinach Cooked in Vinegar, Soy Sauce and Garlic

Chopsuey
Mixed Vegetables in Thick Sauce

Crispy Kangkong
Fried Spinach Appetizer

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