Laswa, an Ilonggo dish, is actually Erwan Heussaff's favorite.
A fan of farm-to-table recipes, the famous chef said it's very healthy yet it's so easy to prepare.
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LASWA
This boiled vegetable soup, known as sinabawang gulay, is often compared to the Batangueño dish Bulanglang.
Laswa's soup base can either be a clear broth or coconut milk, whereas Bulanglang uses rice washing (hugas bigas) and bagoong.
Food sites, such as PinoyRecipe.net, have also noted its similarity to Dinengdeng, an Ilocano boiled vegetable soup often paired with fried fish.
LASWA INGREDIENTS
The dish is medley of fresh vegetables, such as chayote squash, okra, patola, eggplant, saluyot, and string beans.
Here's Yummy.ph 30-minute recipe (published as is):
- 1 Cup squash (kalabasa) sliced
- 1 Cup patola sliced
- 1/2 Cup okra sliced
- 1 Cup eggplant sliced
- 1/3 Cup string beans (sitaw)
- 1 bundle saluyot
- 1 piece red onion quartered
- 1 piece tomatoes quartered
- 4 cloves Garlic crushed
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce (patis) divided
- 100 Grams Shrimp trimmed and cleaned, head-on, shell-on
- 1/2 Cup water
- Salt to taste
LASWA COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Here are the two easy steps (published as is):
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Prepare a small pot and layer the vegetables in this order: squash at the bottom, then patola, okra, eggplant, sitaw, half of the fish sauce, saluyot, onions, tomatoes, garlic, shrimp, and the rest of the fish sauce.
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Gently pour water into the pot, along the sides of the pan. Place the pot over medium heat, covered. Once it boils, lower the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are cooked to desired doneness. Season to taste. Serve warm.
WHY ERWAN HEUSSAFF LIKES LASWA
Erwan emphasized his love for cooking vegetables sourced straight from his backyard.