Paksiw Na Isda - Filipino Chow

Ingredients

• 2 pieces of fish, about 1/2 pound each, cleaned and scales removed
• 1 eggplant, quartered (optional)
• 3 pieces of okra, top end trimmed (optional)
• 2 long green peppers (siling haba) or red chillies
• 1 ginger root, sliced then crushed
• 1 medium-sized onion, sliced
• 1 head of garlic, crushed then peeled
• 1 cup of vinegar
• 3/4 cup of water
• 1 teaspoon of whole peppercorns
• fish sauce or salt
• white sugar