Law Uy Recipe (Utan Bisaya)

Law Uy is a Filipino vegetable soup recipe that contains eggplant, patola, okra, squash, spinach leaves, and green beans It is also called Utan Bisaya, which is best served with rice.

Some foreigners and other people I know have this impression that Filipino cuisines are either fried or fatty food. But that is not true since many delicious Filipino foods are rich in vegetables.

If you go to the provinces, you will see locals cook many healthy dishes. Most of their vegetable or vegetarian recipes are either in a form of soup or sautéed dishes.

Many examples of dishes I tried include ginisang ampalaya, pinakbet, tinola, and law-uy. In this post, I will like to share with you my mother's Law-Uy (Utan Bisaya) recipe.

What is Law Uy?

Law Uy is a Filipino vegetarian dish in which the vegetables are boiled in water. This recipe originated from the Visayas region in the Philippines, which is why some people called it Utan Bisaya. It is one of the easiest Filipino vegetable recipes since all you do is just boil the vegetables and season the soup.

My mother is from Cebu, one of the Visayas provinces, and this is one of her favorite vegetable soup dishes. It is considered a healthy, nutritious, and simple dish to make. Also, it can be comfort food, especially during the rainy season when you need to warm yourself.

Lastly, in some variations, to add more flavor, you can add fried fish like tilapia or other meats to the soup. But, I prefer to make this dish simple without adding any meat.

Recipe Ingredients

Here are the ingredients I need to make Law Uy (Utan Bisaya) recipe:

• Vegetables: Important vegetables you need includes Spinach Leaves, Patola, Eggplant, Squash, Okra, Long Beans, and Spring Onion
  
• Condiments & Herbs: To add the flavor to the soup, I use the stalk of the lemongrass, ginger, red onion, and chicken bouillon cube.

Step by Step Instruction

Cooking Law Uy is very simple as long you have the vegetables you need.

Firstly, I poured water into the pot, and then I added the lemongrass, red onion, and ginger. Next, once it's boiling, add the cubed squash and let it simmer for a few minutes or until it becomes soft.

After that, I added the bouillon cube for flavor, okra, green beans, tomatoes, and spring onion. Stir, and then let it simmer.

Next, I added the eggplant and the spinach leaves. Let it simmer for 5 minutes before you add the patola. Simmer for 1 more minute before you turn off the heat. Serve it with rice, and you are done.

Related Filipino Recipes to Try

If you are looking for other similar recipes, here are my recommended Filipino vegetable recipes that you can make at home:

• Adobong Sitaw
  
• Ginataang Kalabasa
  
• Ensaladang Talong

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