Whole Milkfish Recipes - Coleson Foods, Inc.

Coleson's Catch Whole Milkfish

Course Main Dish

Cook Time 22

Total Time 52

Servings People

Clean, scale and wash Milkfish.
Pat dry and sprinkle both sides and stomach cavity with salt and pepper.
Squeeze lemon inside and outside of the fish.
Marinate for 30 minutes.
Heat cooking oil in a pan and fry the Milkfish on both sides until golden brown, 10 minutes each side.
Transfer to serving platter.
Saute garlic, onions and tomatoes until tomatoes have softened.
Add water and fish sauce; let it simmer.
Then bring back the fish to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes, turning fish once.
Garnish with the green onions.

Fresh tomatoes can be substituted with 1 cup of canned diced tomatoes. Milkfish contains many small bones.

Baked Stuffed Milkfish

Course Main Dish

Cook Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings People

Rub both sides and inside of Milkfish with lemon slices; then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Mix the tomatoes, onion, green onions and season with salt and pepper.
Place the mixture inside the stomach cavity and secure with skewers (or sew the opening with large needle and thread).
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Brush both sides of fish with melted butter and place in a baking dish that has been lined with greased aluminum foil.
Bake for about 30 minutes, basting with butter as the fish cooks.
Fish is done when it starts to flake easily.

Milkfish contains many small bones.