Laswa

Ingredients for Laswa

• 500 g large shrimp, shells on
• 1/2 small butternut squash, cubed
• 1 bunch string beans, sliced
• 2 eggplants, sliced
• 10 okra
• 1 bunch saluyot (jute leaves)
• 4 cups chicken or seafood stock
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• Sea salt or fish sauce, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Oil, for cooking

How to cook Laswa

1. 1.Peel shrimp and reserve both shrimp and shells. Briefly pulse shells with 2 cups water, then strain the liquid through a fine sieve.
2. 2.Heat a little oil in a pot over medium heat. Sauté garlic and onion until the onion softens.
3. 3.Add squash and string beans, then pour in stock and strained shrimp-shell liquid. Bring to a boil.
4. 4.Add okra and eggplant; simmer over medium heat for about 8 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
5. 5.Add shrimp and saluyot, simmer 2 minutes until shrimp turn opaque, then season with fish sauce or salt and black pepper.