Tuesday 27 March 2012

Sinanglay na Tilapia

Sinanglay na Tilapia
(Wrap Tilapia in Coconut Milk)

A dish werein the Tilapia is wrap in taro leaves  and cooked in coconut milk.
Bicolanos way of cooking, a combination of ginataang laing and sinanglay.

Ingredients :
  • 2 pcs medium tilapia, cleaned and scales remove
  • 6 pcs taro leaves or 6 pcs of pechay
  • 1 thumb size garlic
  • 5 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 tomato, diced
  • 4 pcs long green long chili (siling pampaksiw)
  • 1 cans of coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • Salt and pepper
  • Fish sauce
Directions :
  • Butterfly-cut each fish by slicing on the back from head to tail. Spread each fish flat to expose the inner side, season with salt.
  • In a bowl, combine garlic,onion,tomatoes and ginger then mix.
  • Stuff the tilapia with the mix.
  • Wrap the tilapia withe the leaves (taro or pechay).
  • Arrange the wrapped tilapia in a wide cooking pan,
  • Put the chili, pour in cocnut milk and water.
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper.
  • Cover and cook in a medium heat, add the fish sauce to taste.
Cooking Tips :
  1. You can put lemon grass to add a taste.
  2. Season the fish with salt.






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