Description
Paksing Demonyu or Devil’s stew is a Kapampangan dish made with vegetables stewed in vinegar.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1-2 bitter melon/ampalaya, prepared and sliced
- 2-3 pcs Asian eggplant, sliced
- 1 bunch string beans, sliced into two inch sections
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 1 large red onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 thumb sized ginger, minced
- 2 pcs scotch bonnet chillies or birds eye chillies, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3/4 cup cane vinegar
- 3/4 cup water
- fish sauce
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Coat the ampalaya slices generously with salt. Set aside for 15 minutes. Rinse ampalaya with cold running water and get rid of all the salt. Drain well.
- In a wok add oil then sauté garlic, onion, ginger and chillies.
- Combine vinegar, water and= sugar, bring to a boil then add the vegetables.
- Simmer for 12-15 minutes or until vegetables are cooked.
- Season with fish sauce and freshly ground black pepper then serve.