GILT HEAD BREAM (or any other to taste) – 1.5kg / 4PCs.
SALT – 2 tsp.
GARLIC POWDER – 1 tsp.
COOKING OIL – 500ml
INGREDIENTS FOR THE SAUCE:
FRESH CHERRY TOMATOES – 400gr
GREEN OLIVES – 100gr
ONION RINGS – 100gr
DILL – ¼ tsp.
GROUND PEPPER – ¼ tsp.
BROTH CUBE – 1 PC.(Classic flavour)
EXTRAVIRGIN OLIVE OIL – 3 tbsp.
DIRECTIONS
Remove scales and upper back thorns from fish and run a couple of cuts on each side, season with salt, ginger powder and garlic powder and massage the skin to allow fish to absorb spices. Deep fry fish until golden and crisp and set aside on a layer of kitchen paper to absorb excess oil. Heat a frying pan and add olive oil, sweat onions and then add cherry tomatoes, broth cube and dill, Once tomatoes are smashed, add olives and simmer for 5min.Lay fish on a serving dish and pour sauce all over.
KNORR SINIGANG SA MAY MISO (or equivalent) - 2 tbsp.
GROUND PEPPER – ¼ tsp.
EXTRAVIRGIN OLIVE OIL – 2 tbsp.
HOT WATER – 500ml
DIRECTIONS:
Heat a medium sized pot. Add extravirgin olive oil and saute quartered onions, ginger and tomatoes. Add hot water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add ground pepper, fish stock powder, salt, Sinigang powder, Bangus or Milkfish, simmer for 3min and then, add Green beans and water spinach stalk, keep simmering for 5min with lid on over a medium heat. Once vegetables are almost cooked, add water spinach leaves and cook for additional 2min.
Add the salt in the mixing bowl or a serving tray and dissolve in lemon juice. Add the other spices mix well and then add the fish. Spoon in some spices in the tummy of the fish. Place the banana leaves in a wide space, add the fish, engrave one side of the fish and insert some sliced ginger in the etching, cover with the spices, wrap with banana leaves, marinate for 15 minutes while preheating the oven at 200°C. Once oven is heated up, place the wrapped fish and cook each side for 20min or depending on the size of fish.
Tip: It is also advisable to cook over on charcoal for a more flavoured result.