Ingredients

1 medium-sized fish, sliced
4 cloves of garlic, peeled then minced
1⁄4 cup of vinegar
1⁄4 cup of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of whole black peppercorns
1 cup of water
4-5 pieces of bay leaf
1 red chili pepper (optional)
3 tablespoons of cooking oil
sugar

Cooking Instructions

Combine all the ingredients except for the cooking oil and sugar in a sauce pan.
Bring to a boil over medium heat.
Add the sugar according to your taste.
Then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
Turn the fish over halfway through the cooking time.
When the fish is thoroughly cooked and the sauce is has thickened remove it from the heat.
Transfer to a serving plate.
Serve with steamed rice.

My tears have been my food day and night, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” (Psalms 42:3)