My Mom's Pork Binagoogan

 Ingredients:

1/2 kilo Pork Shoulder (kesim), cubed

8 cloves garlic, minced

1 big onion, chopped

2 tomatoes, sliced

2 tbsps shrimp paste (I used Barrio Fiesta-regular)

2 tbsps oil

1 tsp salt

2 pcs green chilies (sailing haba) 

2 tbsps of vinegar

2 pcs eggplants, cut 2 - 2 1/2 inches long

10 pcs  okra, steamed

Procedure:

1.  Wash pork cubes.  Boil water and drop pork cubes.  Let boil for 5 mins.  Drain in colander and wash pork cubes.  Set aside.

2.  Sauté  garlic in oil until light brown.  Add onions and cook until translucent.  Add tomatoes and sauté well.  Sprinkle some salt.  Then add pork cubes.  Sauté well  and sprinkle a teaspoon of salt.  Then add the shrimp paste.  Mix well. Add water a little at a time and simmer until meat is tender.  Put green chilies. If not available, put red chilies.  

In another pot, boil the okra with the eggplant.  But, the eggplant can be cooked together with the meat.  When tender, transfer to a serving platter.

Pair with green mangoes.  Serve with steamed rice.  Enjoy!