BREDO RABA RABA

Use up poor-quality vegetables to produce a tasty dish.

1 medium-size cabbage
6 cloves garlic, crushed
1 bitter melon
1 dsp shrimp sauce (balichão)
1 lb | 450g Chinese vegetable (kong che)
4 dsp lard*
8 strings Chinese long beans (kon dau)

* Excess fat from Porco Balichão Tamarindo can be used instead of lard.

Wash cabbage and cut in rather big pieces. Cut bitter melon lengthwise, remove seeds and cut in thin slices. Cook in boiling water for 5 minutes and strain.

Wash and cut the rest of the vegetables.

Put lard in a large pan and when very hot add crushed garlic, fry till golden, then remove it. Add balichão to the hot lard, fry for 2-3 minutes, then add all the vegetables, cover pan and fry till cooked, lifting the lid and stirring occasionally.