Fish Paksiw Recipe

Some enjoy this fish dish with a side of tomatoes and cilantro, fish sauce, and lots of garlic rice. Cooked and simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, and ginger, this Filipino fish dish is a comforting meal.

Fish Paksiw Recipe

Josephina Casimiro Montano

Some enjoy this fish dish with a side of tomatoes and cilantro, fish sauce, and lots of garlic rice.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Resting Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine Filipino

Servings 4 to 6

Ingredients

  

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• 1 kilo boneless bangus (milkfish) (use belly), cleaned
• 350 Grams eggplant sliced into rounds
• 370 Grams ampalaya (bitter melon)
• 200 Grams Garlic peeled
• 60 Grams ginger sliced
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
• 1/4 Cup fish sauce (patis)
• 1 1/2 cups Vinegar
• 3/4 piece fish bouillon cube
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Pepper

Instructions

 

• Arrange fish on the bottom of a casserole. Add eggplants, ampalaya, garlic, and ginger. Pour in water, soy sauce, fish sauce, and vinegar. Season with bouillon cube, salt, and pepper.
• Cook over medium heat until fish is just cooked (slightly firm and flakes easily), vegetables are cooked, and liquid is slightly reduced, about 10 to 15 minutes; do not overcook.

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