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Filipino Fish Stew (Paksiw na Isda sa Gata)
Fish steaks cooked in coconut milk and vinegar
Filipino Recipe Updated 4/4/2025
Ingredients
Measured from the catalog payload.
- 4 lbs fish steak
- 2 chinese eggplant sliced
- 1 ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 cups coconut milk
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 2 long green pepper sliced
- 5 thai chili pepper
- 3 tablespoons coarse sea salt
- 1 cup cooking oil
- 8 grams maggi magic sarap
- fish sauce
- ground black pepper
Instructions
15 cooking steps
- Rub the coarse sea salt on the fish steaks and set aside. (see notes below)
- Heat ¼ cup cooking oil. Fry the eggplants for 1 ½ minutes per side. Remove the eggplants from the pan. Set it aside.
- Pour the remaining cooking oil into the pan and then heat it up.
- Fry one side of the fish steaks until it browns. Do the same on the opposite side. Remove the fried fish. Set aside.
- Scoop out the oil in the pan until the amount gets close to around 3 tablespoons. Heat it up and then sauté the onion for 1 minute.
- Add the garlic and ginger. Continue sautéing for 1 ½ minutes.
- Arrange the fried fish steaks on the pan.
- Pour the coconut milk and then distribute the green and Thai chili peppers on the pan. Add ground black pepper. (see notes below)
- Cover the pan. Let the mixture boil. Simmer for 4 minutes.
- Pour the vinegar. Cover the pan, let the mixture boil.
- Simmer until reduces close to half.
- Add the fried eggplants.
- Season with fish sauce and Maggi Magic Sarap.
- Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with rice.
- Share and enjoy!
Catalog details
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Fish Recipe, Fish fish stew, gata, paksiw Public recipe Revision 1
Recipe notes
- Coarse Sea Salt – Its larger crystals bring out the natural flavor of the fish. When rubbed onto the fish steaks before cooking, it seasons the surface and helps maintain the fish’s firmness during the frying and simmering process.
- Spiciness Level – If you prefer a non-spicy version of this dish, avoid slicing the long green peppers or Thai chili peppers. You can choose to skip all the peppers or include only one type. Long green peppers, however, add a distinct aroma and flavor. Removing them will slightly alter the overall taste and fragrance of the dish, but it will still remain enjoyable.