mixed vegetables with fish fillet

     yesterday, i visited amor, my good friend, elder brother, mentor, lawyer, brew buddy - you name it, he's it!  he will be gone for six weeks on a trip to the u.s.a. and i needed to talk to him about a couple of very important matters.

     "i will be arriving around lunch time," i texted him.  "fine," he replied, "you cook!"  "ok, then bring out all the ingredients i need," i texted back.

     he had a carrot, some baguio beans and part of a cabbage head brought out of the refrigerator.  hmm... "do you have oyster sauce?" i asked his wife, vivian.  "oh yes," she answered.  "rice wine?"  "yes!"  "sesame oil?"  "yes!"  "i'll need a bit of sugar. too."  one by one vivian took each of them out of one of many kitchen cabinets.

     "perfect!"
   
     amor took out a couple of glasses, put rocks in each of them and poured something from a short and stout bottle he took out of a silver colored box.  the resshht, asshh you knoww, iish hhischtorry, hic !

     why did the cabbage run out of the casino?  he quit while he was still a head (ahead) !!!

     you may need:
     half to three-fourths head of cabbage (sliced medium-size)
     a sayote (sliced into bite-size pices)
     50 grams baguio beans (sliced into bite-size segments)
     a carrot (sliced into flower shapes)
     about 3 stems celery (sliced into bite-size segments; include the leaves)
     2 teaspoons vegetable oil
     3 cloves garlic, crushed
     1-2 teaspoons rice wine
     1-2 tablespoons oyster sauce
     1-2 teaspoons soy sauce
     1/2 teaspoon sugar
     1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

     500 grams fish fillet (sliced into bite-size pieces for frying).  i use frabelle brand cream dory.

     this is how it's done:
     1) pan fry fish fillet.  drain excess oil and set aside.
     2) saute garlic in vegetable oil.
     3) add baguio beans and carrots and cook in high heat for 1-2 minutes.
     4) add rice wine (and flame - optional)
     5) add sayote, celery and cabbage and cook for 3 minutes.
     6) add oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar and stir well into the vegetables.
     7) turn off heat.
     8) add sesame oil and mix well.
     9) serve on platter.
   10) top with fried fish fillet.

good eats !!!