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Paksiw na bangus — fish in vinegar

Paksiw na bangus — fish in vinegar

  • Asian
  • Filipino
  • Main course
  • With fish
  • Spicy

Milkfish simmered with vegetables, garlic and vinegar.

Active time25 min

Cooking20 min

Total40 min

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Ingredients

  • 2 têtes garlic
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 kg gutted and scaled milkfish
  • half a cup of water
  • 1 tsp peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 180 ml vinegar
  • 1 bitter melon
  • 3 green chillies

Preparation

  1. Use a milkfish gutted and scaled by the fishmonger. Remove any remaining fins with scissors, then cut into 6 steaks and pat dry.

    1 kg gutted and scaled milkfish
    • scissors or knife
  2. Peel the carrot and cut into thin rounds. Wash the bitter melon, remove its seeds and cut into thin slices. Wash and slit the chillies. Separate the cloves from the heads of garlic, peel and crush them. Place all the vegetables in a saucepan.

    2 têtes garlic
    1 carrot
    1 bitter melon
    3 green chillies
    • heavy-based saucepan
    • knife
    • chopping board
    • peeler
  3. Arrange the pieces of fish on top of the vegetables. Sprinkle with salt and peppercorns.

    1 tsp peppercorns
    1 tbsp salt
    • heavy-based saucepan
  4. Pour the vinegar and water into the saucepan, cover, bring to the boil and boil for 5 to 8 minutes.

    half a cup of water
    180 ml vinegar
    • heavy-based saucepan
    • lid
  5. Reduce the heat and cook for another 10 to 12 minutes, depending on the thickness, until the fish is opaque and flakes easily. Serve hot.

    • heavy-based saucepan

Allergens

  • Fish
Sources and credits

Photo: Au Menu — created with ImageGen at Roch’s request · Editorial permission from Roch for Au Menu; OpenAI terms

Au Menu · AI-generated illustration

Recipe translated and adapted from Wikibooks and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • Adaptation éditoriale : Routine photos quotidienne autorisée par Roch : vingt nouvelles recettes et vingt versions corrigées publiées sans photo le 20 octobre 2026. Anciennes images conservées dans leur historique. Revue technique et visuelle, compositions variées, textes et modèles conservés ; aucun essai en cuisine revendiqué.

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Paksiw na bangus — fish in vinegar