Sari Sari- Filipino Fish Soup

I know, you sound a bit freaked out right? Fish soup? Well in my family your mouth would water knowing that it is going to be cooked soon. I'm home from work today as I had to take Miss Lola to the vet to be desexed. As fish hating Mr. BB wont be home, I used this opportunity to cook up something good!

Sari Sari is any kind of Filipino Soup, it can contain prawns, squid, pork belly fish and seasonal stewed vegetables. I have added my favorites in there. Mum would chuck a nana knowing that I have added beans, but she doesn't have to know :D.

I have such love for this food that I had to share it. Even though my Sari Sari is ok, it would never be as good as my Mums version. Every time I would come home for the holidays Mum, would have a batch made and as soon as I would walk in, she would say "Halo Lub, I have made Pish Soup. Come, you sit, you eat. Pish is good por your skin, make you beautipul!". She is so cute! :D

Sari Sari- Filipino Fish Soup
From memories of Mums Kitchen

Ingredients

1 large fillet of white fish. (I have used barramundi. Basa is fine to use, but mum would usually use fish wings)
1 Large brown onion
6 Cloves of garlic, peeled and bruised
1 Large knob of ginger, peeled, sliced and bruised.
1/2 of 1 large Eggplant
1/2 Red Capsicum
1 Tomato
As Many Beans as you like
1 Bunch of Pak Choy
3 tbs Brown vinegar or as needed
3 tsp sugar
Salt and peppercorns to season- enough salt to make it quite salty.

Amounts of ingredients are usually forgiving. You and add extra or less of any ingredients to get the taste to your liking. I had to add extra vinegar and sugar today.

Method

Fry your ginger, garlic, onion until aromatic or slightly browned


add your fish fillets. Do not be tempted to stir as this will break up the fish. Seal fish.


I used this opportunity to also cut my vegetables into chunks.


Add Eggplant, capsicum and tomato. Add Boiling water to cover. Add Vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.


Simmer until vegetables are soft. Add other ingredients, Pak Choy, beans and anything else you would like to add e.g non traditional broccoli. Simmer until water has reduced to 1/3 of original size and all ingredients have stewed and are soft.


Taste for seasoning, add more vinegar or sugar if needed. Serve with rice.