Totsong Bangus
Totsong Bangus is a Filipino dish made with milkfish, tahure, and tausi simmered in fresh tomato sauce. It's a tasty, aromatic meal that would have you wanting more!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1 whole bangus, scaled, gutted and cut into serving pieces
- salt and pepper to taste
- canola oil
- 1 onion, peeled and sliced thinly
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 thumb-size ginger, peeled and julienned
- 2 large Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 2 squares tahure (fermented bean cakes), drained
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 cups water
- 1/2 cup tausi, fermented black beans, rinsed and drained
Instructions
- 1
Rinse fish and drain well. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 2
In a skillet over medium heat, heat about 2 inch deep of oil.
- 3
Carefully add fish in the hot oil and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
- 4
In another pan over medium heat, heat about 1 tablespoon of oil. Add onions, garlic, and ginger and cook until softened.
- 5
Add tomatoes and cook, mashing with the back of the spoon, until softened and release juices.
- 6
In a bowl, mash tahure. Add vinegar and water and stir until combined.
- 7
Add tahure mixture to the pan and boil, uncovered and without stirring, for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- 8
Add tausi and stir to combine.
- 9
Add bangus in a single layer.
- 10
Cover, lower heat, and continue to cook for about 4 to 6 minutes or until fish.
- 11
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.