The Best Filipino Vegetable Stew? Ilocano Dinengdeng with Erwan

Looking for a rich fish and vegetable stew from the Philippines? Here is one of our favorites. We recently went to Ilocos Norte to have a taste of its rich culinary history which can be found in the many eateries and restaurants scattered across the northwestern coast of Luzon. Watch Erwan Heussaff make his version of ‘Dingengedeng’ or also known as ‘Inabraw’ which is a nutritious vegetable stew popular with Ilokanos that’s made with accessible local ingredients like squash, ampalaya (bitter gourd), string beans, tomatoes, okra, aromatics, other greens, and finally fried fish like tilapia.

Dinengdeng
Ingredients:
5 cups water
4 small tagalog red onions
1 thumb size ginger, sliced
4 medium tomatoes, sliced
4 1/2 tbsp fish bagoong
1/2 tsp ground pepper
50 grams fried shrimp (Hibe)
10 pcs string beans
6 pcs okra
1 medium bitter gourd, cored and sliced
1 eggplant
1 cup of cubed squash
1 bundle malabar spinach leaves (alugbati)
1 bundle of saluyot (nalta jute)
1 bundle kamote leaves (sweet potato leaves)
1 bundle moringa leaves (malunggay)
3 pcs green chili
2 pcs tilapia, coated in cornstarch, seasoned with salt

Jump to:
(0:00) Intro
(0:55) Making Dinengdeng
(6:00) What are We Doing in Ilocos?
(7:01) Taste Test, Outro
-------------------------------
We are looking for collaborators, content producers, brands, and anyone who has a story to tell. Email us at [email protected]

The Fat Kid Inside Studios

Erwan Heussaff - Founder
Kashka Gaddi - Content Producer
Kleo Balares - Editorial Producer
Edel Cayetano - Story Producer
Harold Singzon - Story Producer
Hans Rivera - Story Producer
Eamonn Quizon - Cinematographer
Julius Rivera - Camera Operator
Chester Velasco - Production Assistant
Kevin Amponin - Production Assistant
Steven Sune - Editor
Dana Blaze - Editor
Lorraine Santos - Editor
Ivan Christian Cocjin - Editor
Kim Tayona - Editor
Martin Narisma - Food Editor
Kathryna de Bustos - Content Manager
Dustin Dagamac - Colorist
Sofia Paderes - Graphic Designer
Kim Manuel - Graphic Designer
Roanne Salvacion - Accountant
Donalyn Aranda - Accounting Assistant

Interns:
Mary Lournette Baligod
Patricia Beatrice Te Seng
Mary Zarrahmaiden Cabrera
Alyssa Gwyneth King

Social Media:
http://www.instagram.com/featrmedia
http://www.twitter.com/featrmedia
http://www.facebook.com/featrmedia

http://www.instagram.com/erwan
http://www.twitter.com/erwanheussaff