Abraw o inabraw (vegetables stewed in fish paste)

Name: Abraw o inabraw (vegetables stewed in fish paste)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: en
Ingredients: 2 bundles of bulaklak ng kalabasa; trimmed and stigma removed; 2 bundles of saluyot; young leaves selected; 2 bundles of dahon ng malungay,; young leaves selected and; 1 medium patola, peeled and cut to 2 inches sticks.; The other ingredients :; 2 tablespoons fresh bagoong or fish paste,; about 2 pieces grilled (or fried); small fish of your choice; 2 to 3 cups water.

Main Dish

4 servings

25 min

45 min

Very Easy

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Ingredients

Number of serving: 4

2 bundles of bulaklak ng kalabasa

trimmed and stigma removed

2 bundles of saluyot

young leaves selected

2 bundles of dahon ng malungay,

young leaves selected and

1 medium patola, peeled and cut to 2 inches sticks.

The other ingredients :

2 tablespoons fresh bagoong or fish paste,

about 2 pieces grilled (or fried)

small fish of your choice

2 to 3 cups water.

Preparation

In a medium casserole, heat the water until briskly boiling. Add in bagoong and simmer for a minute.
Stain the broth and discard solid particles. Bring the casserole back in the heat and continue simmering.
Scoop out scum that will form on the surface. Add in grilled fish and simmer for 2 minutes.
Add in vegetables; saluyot leaves first, followed by patola, then by bulaklak ng kalabasa and finally the malungay leaves. Put the lid back on and continue simmering for a couple of minutes more.
Uncover, smell the aroma and be ready to be transformed. Taste the broth and adjust the seasoning, if necessary.
Transfer in deep bowls and serve immediately.