Filipino Fish Stew (Paksiw na Bangus)

Ingredients

• 3.25 pounds whole milkfish , bangus
• 1 eggplant , cut into chunks
• 1 onion , diced
• 1 piece ginger , 2 inch
• 2 large green chile peppers , chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt to taste
• 1 cup water
• 0.75 cups vinegar
• 1 green bell pepper , cut into chunks
• 1 small bitter melon , cut into chunks

Instructions

1. 1

   Remove scales, gills, and guts from the fish. Rinse and cut crosswise into 3 steak pieces. Pat dry.

2. 2

   Arrange eggplant, onion, and ginger in the bottom of a 1 1/2-quart pot. Place fish on top. Add green chiles and sprinkle with salt.

3. 3

   Pour water and vinegar into the pot with the fish. Bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes; reduce heat and simmer until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes. Add green bell pepper and bitter melon. Cook until bitter melon is soft to the touch, about 10 minutes more.