Tips and Hacks
Before grilling; take a handful of hickory chips and soak them in water for an hour or so.
Add a few at a time to the barbecue coals for an enhanced smoke flavor in your food.
| Amount | Unit | Ingredient | |
| 1 1/2 | pounds | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | ||
| 2 | cups | ||
| 6 | pods | ||
| 3 | medium |
Tomatoes
sliced
| |
| 1 | medium |
Onion
sliced
| |
| 2 | cups |
Green Beans
cut diagonally
| |
| 1 | can |
Banana Heart
drained
| |
| 1 | tablespoon | ||
| 1 | cup |
Salt
Onion
Additional Info:
This dish is known as Sinigang Na Bangus in Philippine cuisine. Milkfish in the Philippines is called Bangus. You can substitute Sea Bass for the Milkfish.
Directions:
Cut the Milkfish into 4 to 6 pieces. Salt each piece.
Boil water and cook tamarind pods until the pods are tender. Remove tamarind, mash well and return back to the boiling water.
Add tomatoes, onions and green beans to the boiling mixture and cook 15 minutes or until vegetables are almost cooked.
Add fish pieces, banana hearts, and fish sauce. Bring to a boil.
Lower heat to medium and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, add spinach, and let stand for 5 minutes.
Serve with additional fish sauce.
Boil water and cook tamarind pods until the pods are tender. Remove tamarind, mash well and return back to the boiling water.
Add tomatoes, onions and green beans to the boiling mixture and cook 15 minutes or until vegetables are almost cooked.
Add fish pieces, banana hearts, and fish sauce. Bring to a boil.
Lower heat to medium and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, add spinach, and let stand for 5 minutes.
Serve with additional fish sauce.
Submitted by Lori B. See all my recipes. | December 3rd, 2021
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Cuisine: Philippines
Tested and True
Speed up the baking time of your potatoes.
Soak them in salt water for 20 minutes before baking.
This will cause them to bake rapidly.