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Coleson's Catch Whole Milkfish
Course
Main Dish
Cook Time
22
minutes
minutes
Total Time
52
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
People
Ingredients
1
Coleson's Catch Whole Milkfish
cleaned and scaled
2
large tomatoes
dicedÂ
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.