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Culinary Explorer
Stuffed Bangus, or stuffed milkfish, is a delicious Filipino dish. Here's a recipe for Stuffed Bangus:
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 1 whole bangus (milkfish), scaled, gutted, and cleaned
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 thumb-sized ginger, julienned
- 1/2 cup carrots, julienned
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup green peas (fresh or frozen)
- 1/2 cup grated cheese
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Cooking oil for frying
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a skillet, heat some cooking oil over medium heat. Sauté garlic, onion, and ginger until fragrant.
- Add tomatoes and cook until softened.
- Mix in carrots, green bell pepper, raisins, and green peas. Cook for a few minutes until vegetables are slightly tender.
- Season the mixture with soy sauce, calamansi or lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir well and cook for another minute.
- Remove the skillet from heat and let the mixture cool down.
- Stuff the bangus with the vegetable mixture and grated cheese. Use toothpicks or kitchen twine to secure the fish closed.
- Heat some cooking oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Carefully place the stuffed bangus in the skillet and cook until golden brown on both sides.
- Once browned, transfer the stuffed bangus to a baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes or until the fish is fully cooked.
- Once cooked, carefully remove the toothpicks or kitchen twine. Serve the stuffed bangus hot with steamed rice and enjoy your delicious meal!