Pork Binagoongan
Binagoongan is a Filipino dish wherein protein is cooked with shrimp paste. The usual protein used for this dish is pork. This binagoongan recipe makes use of pork belly. I also added eggplant to make it more interesting.
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- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes
- Serves: 4 people

Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour and 5 minutes
Serves
4 people
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. pork belly cut into cubes
- 2 pieces tomato cubed
- 1 piece Chinese eggplant sliced
- 3 1/2 cups pork stock
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 4 tablespoons bagoong alamang
- 1 piece onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 teaspoons granulated white sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a cooking pot.
- Saute onion, garlic, and tomato. Once the onion becomes soft, add the pork belly. Cook until the belly turns light brown.
- Add shrimp paste (bagoong alamang). Stir. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Pour vinegar. Let the mixture boil. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour the pork stock into the pot. Cover and let boil. Adjust the heat to medium and continue to cook for 40 minutes or until the pork gets tender. Note: add water or pork stock as needed.
- Add eggplant. Stir. Cover the pot and cook for 3 minutes.
- Season with sugar and ground black pepper.
- Transfer to a serving plate. Serve. Share and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
- Calories: 1319kcal
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Protein: 28g
- Fat: 131g
- Saturated Fat: 45g
- Cholesterol: 252mg
- Sodium: 1225mg
- Potassium: 545mg
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 3g
- Vitamin A: 279IU
- Vitamin C: 8mg
- Calcium: 57mg
- Iron: 2mg
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