.::Laksa (Bean Noodles with Vegetables)::..

4 Servings

INGREDIENTS:

3 tablespoons vegetable or corn oil 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
1 cup finely minced onion 1/2 cup cubed pork butt
1 cup shelled shrimps (use shells for shrimp juice) 1 cup diced squash
2 cups string beans cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 cup diced squash
one 10-ounce package frozen lima beans
1 eggplant, diced and peeled
2 cups squash leaves or any green leafy vegetable
2 cups sotanghon, in water and drained
3 tablespoons patis or 1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1-1/2 cups shrimp juice or canned shrimp bisque

In a large skillet, heat oil and saute garlic and onion. Cook until garlic is brown and onion
transparent. Add pork, shrimps and shrimp juice or bisque. Simmer until pork is
cooked. Add string beans and lima beans. Add eggplant, squash and squash leaves.
Add sotanghon. Simmer over moderate heat for 8 minutes. Season with patis or salt
and pepper. Serve hot.