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Bulanglang and Fried Fish

Bulanglang and Fried Fish

Bulanglang is a Filipino vegetable stew best paired with fried fish.
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 thumb-sized Ginger peeled and slivered
  • 6 cloves Garlic crushed
  • 1 bulb Onion chopped
  • 3 pieces Ripe Tomatoes cubed
  • 1 piece Shrimp Bouillon Cube
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 Tablespoon Dried Shrimp
  • 1 1/2 cups Water
  • 15 pieces Long String Beans or Sitaw sliced into 3-inch long
  • 3 pieces Small Bitter Gourd or Ampalaya halved and sliced into 3 parts
  • 7 pieces Okra sliced into 3 parts
  • 3 pieces Small Eggplants sliced into 3 parts
  • 4 cups Alugbati Leaves
  • Fish Sauce or Patis to taste
  • 4 pieces Dalagang Bukid Fish
  • Salt and vinegar
  • Salt and Pepper

Method
 

  1. Combine ginger, garlic, onion, tomatoes, bouillon cube and water in a pot.  Boil and simmer until tomatoes are soft.  Pressed the tomatoes using the back of a fork to release its flavor.
    Bulanglang ingredients
  2. Add the dried shrimp and remaining water and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Place the long string beans, bitter gourds and okra into the pot.  Simmer for 3 minutes.
  4. Add the eggplants and simmer for another 2 minutes.
  5. Add the alugbati leaves and season with fish sauce.  Simmer for another 2 minutes.  Switch off heat and cover to cook further.
  6. Thoroughly clean the fish.  Rub with lots of salt for a minute.  Pour vinegar and massage for another minute to remove the fishy smell.  Rinse with water and drain excess water.
    How to clean your fish
  7. Season with salt and pepper before frying.