Pork in Shrimp Paste. Shrimp paste (or shrimp sauce, as some brands call it) is available in the Asian section of larger supermarket chains throughout North America, typically near the soy and fish sauces. If you can't find it there, try an Asian grocery store or online. Typically, the products labeled shrimp sauce are not.
I consider pork in shrimp paste as an everyday dish. I usually have this for dinner and I also make many versions of this dish — some versions us hot chili peppers, and there are the sweet and salty version. This binagoongang baboy recipe (also called pork binagoongan) is a simple non-spicy version. You can have Pork in Shrimp Paste using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Pork in Shrimp Paste
- You need 1 lbs of pork (cut In strips).
- It's 250 grams of shrimp paste.
- Prepare of Garlic.
- You need of Onion.
- It's of Tomato.
- Prepare of Eggplant.
- You need of Salt and pepper.
- It's of Sugar.
- It's of Red chillies.
I know I may be getting some odd reactions with this dish, but before everything else, let me say that this quite uncommon combination simply works. Traditional food dish sauteed with garlic and onions, pork, chili and the shrimp paste. Some regions in the Philippines are using sugar that makes it sweet and spicy. Pork binagoongan is a Filipino style dish consisting of pork with sauteed shrimp paste.
Pork in Shrimp Paste step by step
- Deep fry the eggplant. On the other pan, deep fry the pork..
- In a clean pan, saute onions, garlic and tomato. After few minutes, add the fried eggplants. Stir..
- Add the fried pork strips, stir for 2 minutes then add chillies for the tangy hot taste. And pour shrimp paste. Let it simmer for 5minutes.
- Put in salt and pepper according to taste. Then, add sugar for sweet taste..
This salty, savory and sour dish is one of those Filipino authentic dishes that I personally think should be part of the collection of recipes in my blog. I know of a few Filipinos who have moved to a different country. Binagoongang baboy is a traditional Filipino dish, cooked with pork and shrimp paste. This is a favorite dish of many Filipinos and some has many different ways in cooking this dish. Enjoy this recipe from all of us at Filipino Chow.