Last Updated on November 12, 2022 by Ed Joven
How to cook Laswa
Laswa Recipe is a favorite Ilonggo vegetable soup. It is the equivalent of Bulanglang from Batangas, Utan Bisaya from Visayas region and Dinengdeng from the Ilocos region. What makes Laswa unique from other related vegetable dishes is the addition of shrimp in the recipe. This vegetable soup is effortless to prepare, but make sure that the vegetable ingredients are fresh.
The flavors of the fresh mixed vegetables go together with the shrimp. That’s why this soup is flavorful and delicious. Alugbati or Kulitis, Okra, Kalabasa, and Saluyot are must ingredients for this soup and whatever vegetables that are in season.
Laswa Recipe vegetable soup is a healthy dish and very rich in fiber which is very important in proper digestion. It is best served while it’s hot and the vegetables are still firm.
Laswa Ingredients and Cooking Procedure: |
Laswa Recipe vegetable soup is a healthy dish and very rich in fiber, which is very important in proper digestion. It is best served while it’s hot and the vegetables are still firm.
Laswa Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/8 kilo diced Kalabasa Squash
- 1/4 kilo Alugbati Malabar Spinach or Kulitis ( Native Spinach )
- 5 pcs Sitaw or Balatong String Beans cut into 2 inches
- 3 pcs Okra cut into wedges
- 1/4 kilo fresh Shrimp shell intact
- 1 pc Talong Eggplant , sliced
- Salt to taste or Fish Sauce Patis
- 2 cloves garlic pound
- 1 Magic Sarap sachet optional
- 6 cups of water
Instructions
- Bring the water to a boil
- Add the fresh Shrimp
- Once the fresh Shrimp turns pinkish, add the Okra then after two minutes add the Squash.
- When the Squash start to slightly fork tender, add the String beans and Eggplant
- Add half sachet of Magic Sarap ( optional ) then add salt to taste or Patis
- Turn off the heat then add your leafy vegetables, they will get cooked by the residual heat so it won't get overcooked.
- Serve Laswa immediately with Fried fish
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Nutrition
Laswa is a famous Ilonggo vegetable soup, and it is an excellent viand, perfect with anything fried, especially fried fish. Best served while hot, and the vegetables are still firm.
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Pinoy recipe always brings me back when my Mama always making my favorite dish like sinigang similar to this recipe. We need more Filipino restaurants here in Kansas like ihaw ihaw any suggestions how to start one?
kanamit gd ni yah bala! try ninyo kun wala pa kamo katilaw…
healthy na delicious pa! I love laswa!
Instead of saluyot or alugbati can I replace it with spinach? Thanks.
hi Jipie,
we haven’t tried spinach yet because it’s not available here locally. You can try it and let me know if the result is also good. thanks for dropping by!
oh my laswa! my favorite veggie soup…
this is really nutritious, my Lola used to cook this whenever we are sick… I miss this soup… Will try to cook this week…thanks!
Nahidlaw na ako sang laswa ba
This soup looks so nutritious and tasty!
Actually, the original ilonggo version uses Saluyot instead of Alugbati.
Great website! thanks to Pinoy Recipe I’ve tried several recipes here that I love to eat but not available at any restaurant where I am now,kahit papano naka kain din ako ng mga pinoy foods.
ooh! i love laswa! i had a taste when a friend of mine brought some at work + it was really vegetarian manna! i’d love to try it one time + will bookmark this page for the recipe. thanks for sharing 😀