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Experiment with the food colouring for your desired result.
| Amount | Unit | Ingredient | |
| 2 | pounds | ||
| 1 | large |
Lemon
sliced
| |
| 1 1/2 | teaspoons | ||
| 1 | large |
Tomato
chopped
| |
| 1 | medium |
Onion
chopped
| |
| 2 | large |
Green Onions
chopped
| |
| 1/4 | teaspoon | ||
| 2 | tablespoons |
Butter
melted
|
Lemon
Salt
Onion
Pepper
Additional Info:
This dish is known as Hinurnong Isda in Philippine cuisine. Milkfish in the Philippines is called Bangus. You can substitute Sea Bass for the Milkfish.
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°F / 200°C / Gas Mark 6
Slit the back of the Milkfish to open and remove backbone. Rub inside and out with lemon slices.
Sprinkle with 1 1/4 teaspoons of salt. Set aside and let stand for about 20 minutes.
In a bowl, combine tomato, onion, green onions, pepper and remaining salt. Stuff mixture into stomach cavity of fish. Sew up opening.
Brush fish with melted butter. Place in a baking pan lined with greased aluminum foil.
Bake in a preheated 400°F oven for 30 minutes. Baste with additional butter while baking.
The fish is done when it flakes easily with a fork.
Sprinkle with 1 1/4 teaspoons of salt. Set aside and let stand for about 20 minutes.
In a bowl, combine tomato, onion, green onions, pepper and remaining salt. Stuff mixture into stomach cavity of fish. Sew up opening.
Brush fish with melted butter. Place in a baking pan lined with greased aluminum foil.
Bake in a preheated 400°F oven for 30 minutes. Baste with additional butter while baking.
The fish is done when it flakes easily with a fork.
Submitted by Lori B. See all my recipes. | February 27th, 2022
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Cuisine: Philippines
Tested and True
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