Ginataang Tilapia

Ginataang Tilapia is one of the easiest dishes to cook, and since tilapia is very common at the market you can prepare this anytime you want it. I cooked this for the laborers at our farm and they loved it.

Ingredients for 6 servings:
1 kilo Tilapia
3 cloves garlic ( crushed)
thumb size ginger ( sliced)
1 onion ( sliced)
2 cups coconut milk
1 bunch pechay
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Sauté the  ginger, garlic and onion, then add 1 cup coconut milk, salt, ground pepper then bring to a boil and simmer for a minute.
2. Add the fish then simmer until cooked, add the pechay and simmer for a minute then add the rest of the coconut milk, simmer for a minute then turn off the heat.
3. Serve hot with rice, yummy!!!!

Roasted Cream Dory

Prepared carefully with love and cooked simply but still yummy.

Ingredients for 1 serving:
1 serving slice of cream dory
1/2 teaspoon lemon or calamansi juice
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Pre-heat the oven for 10 minutes at 180C then roast the fish for 15 minutes  or until done according to your taste. Then remove and sprinkle with olive oil. Extra virgin olive oil is better.
2. Serve it  on a bed of green salad and garnish it . Happy eating.

Bangus Adosiw

You must try this recipe so that you will not miss half of your life :-). This is a combination of Paksiw and Adobo that's why it is very delicious. I cooked this for our lunch.

Ingredients:
1 kilo milkfish (sliced and cleaned)
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
thumb size ginger
1/2 cup water
3 cloves garlic (crushed)
1 onion
2 pieces laurel/bayleaf
1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper
chili finger (siling haba)
salt to taste


Procedure:
1. In a pan or wok put the ginger, chili, onion and garlic then the fish, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, black pepper and laurel, cover and cook over medium heat, when boiling, lower the heat then simmer until half cooked.

2. Add the water and continue cooking until done.
3. Serve with rice and enjoy.

Sarciadong Dalagang Bukid

Yellow tail fusilier or dalagang bukid is a kind of fish known for its tangy and delicious taste. This dish made the dalagang bukid even yummier. My mom and sisters who ate this gave me thumbs up. I hope you will try this recipe.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo dalagang bukid
2 med. size tomatoes (sliced)
1 med. size onion (sliced)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs( beaten)
2 cups water (add if needed)
Spring onion
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes until soften.
2. Add the water and bring to a boil when boiling, add the fried fish, salt and pepper to taste, then simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the beaten eggs, stirring constantly so that it will be distributed evenly, then add the spring onion and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Sinabawang Danggit

Rabbitfish (Danggit) is a nice fish for, soup, paksiw, fried and many more, smaller rabbitfish are best for drying. The regular size like the one that I cooked today is good for soup, this is my father's favorite and I learned to cook it from him. Very tasty, a bit of sweet and creamy taste is the soup will surely boost your appetite. Try it.

Ingredients:
1 kilo Danggit
3 cups water
1 cup malunggay
1 tomato
1 onion
chili finger ( siling haba)
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the water, onion and tomato then bring to a boil, when boiling add the danggit and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add chili finger, salt and pepper to taste then simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
3. Add the malunggay, stir and leave for a minute then serve it hot.

Rellenong Bangus

Stuffed milkfish ( rellenong bangus) a little laborious to make but it's worth it, very yummy and perfect to prepare for the whole family specially during special gatherings.

Ingredients for 3 regular size Milkfish:
3 pieces milkfish  (properly cleaned)
1 onion( diced)
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 carrot (minced)
1 cup green peas
1 bell pepper (minced)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup corn starch for dusting
salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil for frying

Procedure:
1.Pound the fish gently to loosen meat from the skin, then remove all the meat and bones from inside the fish by scraping it with a spoon or handle of a ladle. Remove the central bone by breaking it in the tail and near the head.

2. Over low heat cook the fish meat, then let it cool and remove all the bones, set aside.

3. Saute the garlic and onion then add the de-boned and flaked fish, stir then add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until done. Stuff the skin of the fish with the filling.

4. After stuffing the fish, dust it with corn starch to avoid oil from splatting when you fry it. Heat the oil and deep fry the fish until golden brown.

5. After frying, set aside to cool before slicing ( slicing it while hot is easy to break) Serve it with rice and enjoy.

Note: You can marinate the skin with soy sauce and calamansi juice if you want.