Pineapple-Fish Balls

Ingredients

 * 1 small unripe pawpaw
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 1 head chinese cabbage
 * 1 teaspoon soy sauce
 * 750 g (1 and ½ lb ) fish
 * 1 cup water
 * 4 tablespoons cooking oil (or margarine or butter)
 * 1 dessertspoon cornflour
 * 1 cup pineapple pieces
 * salt to taste
 * 1 small onion, chopped
 * ½ inch ginger, chopped or crushed
 * ½ teaspoon sugar

Directions

 * 1) Peel the pawpaw, remove seeds and cut lengthwise. Wash cabbage, separate stalk from the leaves and chop lengthwise.
 * 2) Using a spoon or shell, scrape the fish flesh away from the bones and skin. Form into small balls.
 * 3) Heat the oil and gently fry the balls until cooked. Remove from the pan.
 * 4) Fry the pineapple and pawpaw slices.
 * 5) Add the onion, ginger, cabbage stalks and leaves. Fry until just under-cooked.
 * 6) Mix together the sugar, soy sauce, water and cornflour. Add to the vegetables and stir continuously until it boils.
 * 7) Add balls and stir.
 * 8) Serve hot with cooked taro, breadfruit or rice.