I think I have had enough of canned food lately for breakfast and to end this madness I have made Laswa and I have paired it with fried fish. It turned out to be not only healthy but a very satisfying Saturday morning. I did not miss my chance on rummaging through the busy supermarket even when the crowd was crazy.
Laswa is another Ilonggo delicacy. I remember during my younger years, when we used to live at our old house in Bacolod City, my uncle had a vegetable garden at a nearby vacant lot. He would plant some okra, eggplant, malunggay, saluyot, alugbati, sili, papaya, sitaw, kalabasa, kamote, tanglad or lemon grass, tomatoes, kulitis or the local spinach and even gabi or taro as we love takway - root tendrils or shoots from gabi or taro that grow sideways.These are the main ingredients of Laswa.
It is a challenge here in Manila to find these vegetables fresh and available. Although I have only used five of the vegetables mentioned due to unavailability it’s still great to have a taste of Laswa after all this time. Laswa is basically just boiled vegetables mixed altogether. It is very easy to make and you will love the healthy greenish sabaw broth that’s good for you.
Laswa
Recipe: Laswa
Ingredients
- Alugbati
- Malunggay
- Talbos ng kamote
- saluyot
- local spinach or kulitis
- green papaya (unripe)
- okra
- eggplant
- squash
- takway
- shrimp
- lemon grass
- tomatoes
- red onions
- salt
- water
Instructions
- 1. In a pot, bring water to a boil
- add tomatoes, shrimps, and onions, simmer for 5 minutes
- add squash, takway, and papaya, simmer for 5 minutes
- add eggplant simmer for 3 minutes
- add all the leafy vegetables and tanglad
- add salt - to taste ( or patis – fish sauce)
- serve hot in a bowl
Cooking time (duration): 30 mins
Meal type: breakfast
My rating: 5 stars: ★★★★★ 1 review(s)
