I am a chef on a luxury world cruise liner. I love to cook and write recipes that are inspired by foods from all over the world.

This vegetable medley of lima beans, string beans, snow peas, and pumpkin flowers with fried fish is cooked with fermented fish sauce. Fermented fish sauce, made from salted fish that is fermented for months or even years, is a common seasoning in Asian cuisine. This particular recipe is an Ilocano dish from the Philippines.

Cook Time

Ingredients

• 1 fish fillet, cut in half; any kind
• 50 grams pumpkin flowers
• 50 grams lima beans
• 50 grams string beans
• 50 grams snow peas
• fish sauce, to taste
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• water
• oil, for frying

Utensils

For Preparation:

• 1 large plate
• 3 medium bowl
• chopping board
• knife

For Cooking:

• frying pan
• tongs
• wok
• cooking spoon

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan. Fry the fish until it is golden brown. Set aside.
2. In a pot, bring water to boil.
3. Add lima beans, string beans, and snow peas. Season with fermented fish sauce, salt, and pepper.
4. Once all the vegetables are cooked, add pumpkin flowers.
5. Add fried fish. Adjust the seasoning if needed.
6. Serve with steamed rice.

Tips and Techniques

• Other vegetables may be substituted or added.
• Any type of fish fillet will work for this stew.
• The fermented fish sauce may be omitted, if desired.

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Comments

Liz Westwood from UK on June 18, 2019:

This looks like an interesting recipe. I had not come across fermented fish sauce before.