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Linapwahan

Linapwahan is a deeply savory shrimp soup packed with dried fish and garden vegetables.

45 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Linapwahan

  • 250 g medium shrimps, with shells
  • 1 daing na bisugo, roughly flaked
  • 1/2 small butternut squash, cubed
  • 1 small green papaya, cubed
  • 6 bunch drumsticks (bunga ng malunggay), trimmed and sliced
  • 1 large ampalaya, sliced
  • 10 okra
  • 1 bunch saluyot (jute leaves)
  • 1 bunch moringa leaves (malunggay)
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 white onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • Bagoong monamon
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Oil

How to cook Linapwahan

  1. 1.Shell shrimps and reserve meat. Briefly pulse shells with 2 cups water, strain through a fine sieve, and reserve the liquid.
  2. 2.Sauté garlic and onion in a little oil until soft, then add flaked daing na bisugo.
  3. 3.Add remaining water, shrimp-shell liquid, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
  4. 4.Add squash, papaya, and drumsticks; simmer 5 minutes. Add okra and ampalaya; simmer 3 minutes.
  5. 5.Add shrimps, saluyot, and malunggay; simmer 2 minutes until shrimp is cooked. Season with bagoong monamon and pepper.
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