Pakbet Ilocano with Chicharon Recipe

3 medium sweet potato (kamote), peeled and sliced into 1-inch cubes

1/4 kilo squash (kalabasa), peeled and cubed

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium red onion, minced

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

6 pieces shrimp

4 native native eggplants, sliced into half-moons

3 medium native ampalaya, seeded and sliced into half-moons

1/4 kilo yard-long beans (sitaw), cut into 3-inch pieces

4 winged beans (sigarilyas), sliced into 1/2-inch pieces

8 okra, sliced into 1-inch pieces

3 bunga ng malunggay, sliced into 1-inch pieces

4 tablespoons bagoong balayan

1 cup chicharon, for topping