Description
Kangkong with Bagoong one of the most frugal dishes in the Philippines yet loved by a lot, its a simple blanched water spinach served with sweet style fermented shrimps.
Ingredients
Sautéed Bagoong
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 small shallot
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 6 tbsp raw shrimp bagoong
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- freshly ground black pepper
- pork lard
Kangkong
- Kangkong leaves and some stalks
- Sautéed Bagoong
- (you can buy this in bottles as your Asian Supermarket or make you own, instructions below)
- Fried Garlic
Instructions
Sautéed Bagoong
- In a wok add pork lard and sauté garlic and shallots, fry until it becomes golden brown.
- Add raw bagoong, vinegar, cayenne and sugar. Stir fry for 3-5 minutes or until it turns dark red in colour.
- Season with freshly ground black pepper.
Kangkong
- Blanch the kangkong pieces and drain using a colander.
- Place in a plate topped with Sautéed Bagoong and fried garlic.
This is one my favorite recipes I always order when I travel to Thailand. Delicious!
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Sounds delicious but never tried it before. will go and cook. lol
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What an interesting and full of flavor dish!
I’ve never heard of kangkong before. I was surprised to hear that it is a noxious weed here in the U.S… I am curious to see if it is sold at my local Asian market. If they do sell it, I will have to try it. Have a great weekend Raymund!
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Yo! Great post! I’m Filipino and I looooooooove Kangkong! I have never heard of a recipe like this as we usually prepare it just sauteed. Plain and simple. Hehe. Anyhow, I wanted to share my friend’s blog on healthy food at http://68anda6pack.com/2013/06/25/the-turbocharged-popeye-breakfast. I hope you can drop by and comment on his simple ideas. He would be very glad to hear from amazing cooks like you. Regards and more power!
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Really interesting looking recipe! Kangkong is new to me, but I’ll bet the Asian markets here stock it – I’ll have to look. This looks delish – thanks so much.
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One of these days I really need to find some Water Spinach. This looks SO good!
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I’ve never heard of either of these, but that is a beautiful looking plate. 🙂 Does it taste similar to regular spinach?
Thank you for sharing the goodness even of the simplest of Filipino dishes!
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