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Coleson's Catch Whole Milkfish

Course Main Dish
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Servings 2 People

Ingredients

  • 1 Coleson's Catch Whole Milkfish cleaned and scaled
  • 2 large tomatoes diced 
  • 2 Green Onions chopped
  • 2 Garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 1 Tsp. fish sauce if desired

Instructions

  • 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.

Notes

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