Escabeche with Papaya Recipe

Ingredients:
2 cups green papaya, cut in strips
1 medium-sized fish
1 large onion, sliced
1 head garlic, sliced thin
1 tbsp. ginger, sliced into strips
1 sweet red pepper, cut in strips
1 hot pepper, cut in strips
4 tbsps. vinegar
1-1/2 cups water
3 tbsps. lard
4 tbsps. sugar
2 tsps. salt
Fat for frying fish

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How To Cook:
Clean fish and sprinkle with salt. Let stand about 15 minutes, and drain well. Fry in hot fat until brown and set aside. Saute garlic ginger, onion and papaya until papaya is half cooked. Add salt and hot pepper and the mixture of vinegar, water, sugar, toyo, and flour or starch. Cook until liquid thickens and the papaya becomes tender. Place fried fish on a platter and pour over it the gravy mixture. Garnish with sliced red-sweet pepper.