Tanigue Fish Steak ala Bistek
This is a recipe for tanigue fish steak ala bistek. It is composed of fried fish steaks cooked in soy sauce and lemon.

- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 to 4 lbs. Tanigue (Wahoo or Kingfish, sliced crosswise)
- 3 medium onions (sliced into rings)
- 1 lemon
- 6 tablespoons soy sauce
- 5 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cups cooking oil
Instructions
- 1
Rub salt all over the fish steaks. Let it stay for 20 minutes.
- 2
Heat 1/2 cup oil in a pan. Fry the fish for 3 to 5 minutes per side or until golden brown. Set aside.
- 3
Heat 3 to 4 tablespoons oil in a cooking pot. Saute garlic until light brown.
- 4
Add 1/3 of the total onions. continue to saute until soft.
- 5
Pour soy sauce and add lemon juice into the cooking pot.
- 6
Pour water and let boil.
- 7
Add sugar and ground black pepper. Stir.
- 8
Put the fried fish steaks into the pot. Cover and cook in medium heat for 3 minutes.
- 9
Turn the fish over in a way that the opposite side faces the bottom of the pot. Add the remaining onion. Cover and continue to cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- 10
Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with rice.
- 11
Share and enjoy!