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Filipino Fish Steak

Filipino Fish Steak

Fish Steak — a delicious seafood dish prepared with traditional Filipino flavors.

Prep: 10 min Cook: 20 min

Ingredients

  • belly of 2 milkfish (sliced) to taste
  • 1 medium yellow onion (sliced)
  • Juice of 1 lemon to taste
  • 3 clove garlic (crushed)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp chopped flat leaf parsley
  • 1.25 cup soy sauce
  • 1.25 cup water
  • 1.5 cup oil

Instructions

  1. Warm up the oil in a pan.

  2. Once the oil turns hot, fry the sliced milkfish belly until the color turns medium brown. Flip the fish to fry the other side.

  3. Remove the fish from the pan after frying. Discard most of the cooking oil from the pan leaving around 1 tablespoon of oil.

  4. On the same pan with little oil, cook the garlic until it turns light brown.

  5. Pour-in the soy sauce, water, and lemon juice. Stir.

  6. Add the fried fish. Cover and cook for 3 minutes.

  7. Add the onion, salt, and pepper. Stir. cover and cook for 2 to 5 minutes. You may add water if needed.

  8. Transfer to to a serving plate.

  9. Top with chopped parsley.

  10. Serve.