Laswa

              One of the most versatile vegetable dish for it can include any vegetable you can find. Most of the ingredients can be easily found in the market or even just in your backyard garden. Laswa is a healthy vegetable soup. What makes Laswa unique from other related vegetable dishes is it has shrimp as one of its ingredients. You'll enjoy eating this dish because it is simple, inexpensive, low in fat, and full of vitamins and   nutrients.


 INGREDIENTS

     • 250 g. fresh shrimp, cleaned with head and shell intact
     • 250 g. squash, diced
     • 2 pcs eggplant, cut into wedges
     • 10 pcs okra, cut into wedges
     • 5 pcs string beans, cut into 2 inches
     • 1/2 medium sized patola, sliced
     • 1 bunch saluyot
     • 8-10 cups water
     • Salt


COOKING PROCEDURES 

• Boil water
• Add fresh shrimps
• When shrimps turn pinkish, add squash and okra and simmer for 2-5 minutes
• Add string beans and eggplant, simmer for 2 minutes
• Add patola, simmer for 1 minute
• Season with salt to taste
• Turn off heat and add the saluyot
• Serve. (Good for 8 persons)