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Fish Tinola

Fish Tinola

⏱ Prep: 5 min ⏱ Cook: 30 min

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. Salmon fillet
  • 1 medium Chayote (peeled and wedged)
  • 1 medium onion (sliced)
  • 2 piece Finger chili
  • 2 cup Malunggay leaves
  • 1 tbsp ginger (sliced into thin strips)
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 4 cup water
  • 0.5 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a pan.

  2. When the oil becomes hot, pan-fry the salmon fillets for about a minute per side. Remove from the pan and set aside.

  3. On the same pan using the remaining oil, sauté the onion and ginger

  4. Sprinkle the ground black pepper and then pour-in the fish sauce.

  5. Pour-in the water. Let boil.

  6. Put-in the chayote and finger chili. Cook for 5 minutes.

  7. Add the pan-fried salmon. Simmer for 5 minutes.

  8. Add-in the malunggay leaves. Turn off the heat and then cover the cooking pot. Let it stay for 5 minutes.

  9. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve.

  10. Share and enjoy!