Abraw o inabraw (vegetables stewed in fish paste)

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.

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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.