Tilapia is one of the most common fish that you can cook in a Paksiw Dish. This will not take too long very fast to cook, it'll just take around 15 mins cook time.
Ingredients
- 1 Kg of Tilapia (Cleaned, you can cut them in half or cook them as a whole but please don't remove the head that's where the flavor is.)
- 2 - 3 Cloves of Garlic (Crushed)
- 1 Medium Onion chopped
- 1 1/2 thumb size Ginger (Chopped)
- 1 Cup of Vinegar (White Vinegar)
- 4 pcs of Finger Chilli (Long Green Chilli)
- Okra 4 Pcs (optional)
- 1 Medium Eggplant (optional chopped 1")
- 1 Medium Ampalaya/Bitter Gourd (optional sliced into 1cm strips)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Procedure
- Ok here is the tricky part, some just stew all the ingredients but I prefer sauteing the Garlic, Ginger and Onions, so that the fishy (malansa) taste of the Tilapia, Best cooked in a clay pot.
- Saute garlic, ginger and onion in a pan, Let them Brown
- Add the Tilapia, cook for about 2mins (do not stir them please or else the fish will stick to the pan)
- Immediately add the Vinegar, cook for about 2-3 mins
- Add the Bitter Gore, cook for another 5 mins
- Add the Eggplant and Okra, cook for another 5 mins
- Ready to be devoured. :)
*NOTE: Best eaten with Shrimp Paste/Bagoong or Fish Sauce/Patis.
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