Title: Pinacbet (Mixed Vegetable Dish)
Categories: Hawaii Vegetable
Yield: 1 Servings

4		Long eggplants
2		Long bittermelons
1/4	lb	Sweet peppers
1/4	lb	Fresh or frozen okra
1/4	lb	Long beans
3	c	Water
1/4	c	Patis (fish sauce)
3		In ginger root, crushed
1	c	Fresh or frozen lima beans
2	md	Tomatoes, chopped
		Salt to taste

Make lengthwise slit in eggplants and bittermelons, cut in 3" pcs. Remove seeds from bittermelons. Slit peppers. Cut off and discard okra stems. Cut beans in 3" lengths. In a large saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add patis, ginger, limas, and tomatoes; cover and cook on medium-high 10 min. Add the other vegetables. Cover and cook 15 min, or until tender, occasionally tossing vegetables in pot. Add salt if needed. Makes 6 servings.

Rudy Tamayo from Hawaiian Electric Company.

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