PHILIPPINES
Ingredients
SCHOOL :
• 2 lbs. fish (tulingan), cleaned and innards
LORMA COLLEGES
removed
SPECIAL SCIENCE HIGH
• 1 medium ampalaya (bitter gourd), cored
SCHOOL
and sliced
• 1 medium Chinese eggplant, sliced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 thumb ginger, sliced
• 5 pieces long green chili or Serrano pepper
• ½ cup cane or white vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon whole peppercorn
Preparations
1.
Arrange the onion, fish, ginger, whole peppercorn, water, and vinegar in a cooking pot.
Cover the pot and turn the heat on. Let the liquid boil.
2.
Once the liquid starts to boil, adjust the heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes.
3.
Add the eggplant, bitter gourd, and chili (or pepper). Cover the pot and continue to
cook until the water completely evaporates.
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4.
Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
STEPHANIE JOYCE OCAMPO
Main Course