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shrimp paste

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: fish sauce

Soy sauce is a lower-sodium alternative.

pork

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu reduces calories and is plant-based.

bitter melon

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: green bell pepper

Zucchini offers a milder flavor.

Heat oil in a large pot until hot.

Add sliced onion and sauté until softened.

Add minced garlic and cook until the strong smell disappears.

Add chopped cherry tomatoes and cook until softened.

Stir in minced pork and cook until nicely toasted and mixed with the vegetables.

Season with black pepper and salt to taste.

Add shrimp juice and stir to avoid lumps, cooking gently for about 2 minutes.

Add chopped butternut squash and cook gently until half cooked.

Add string beans and cover to steam for about 5 minutes.

Add chunks of aubergine and bury them under the other vegetables to steam nicely.

Add okra and cook for about 3 minutes until tender.

Finally, add the prawns and cook for another 5 minutes until they are succulent and juicy.

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