There are tons of ways how to cook Tilapia but sometime we
want to cook it in a different way. This Sinanglay Na Tilapia is the answer.
This dish is like a ginataang laing because it is cooked in coconut milk.
Sinanglay na Tilapia is an authentic dish of Bicolanos. Most of us know that
they are known for cooking dishes with coconut milk. But I want to tell you
that they are not the only ones who have the right to cook Sinanglay Na
Tilapia. But the question is- do you know how to cook Sinanglay Na Tilapia? If
your answer is no, then I am here to help you. We don’t need to make it fancy
because it is not economical but we must not jeopardize the taste of Tilapia.
On this recipe I am going to share with you, you can adjust the amount of every
ingredients according to your tastes and you can add additional ingredients
like if you want to make it more spicy or something like that. I did not know
how to cook Sinanglay Na Tilapia until my Bicolano friend Cooked it for me when
we were hanging out in his place. You can make a version of Sinanglay by
replacing the Tilapia as the main ingredient. There are many ways how to cook
it too and this one I am going to share with you is thesimplest and easiest
version of it. Here is how to cook Sinanglay Na Tilapia.
EASY SINANGLAY NA TILAPIA RECIPE
Ingredients
1 kilo of Tilapia (2-3 pieces)
2 bundles of Pechay
3 small size tomatoes (diced)
5 cloves of garlic (chopped)
2 small size onions (chopped)
1 small ginger (sliced)
5 pieces green chili
2 cups of coconut milk
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Salt to taste
Procedure
- Clean the Tilapia by removing scales, gills and other unwanted parts.
- Combine the onions, ginger, and tomatoes in a bowl.
- Stuff the Tilapia with mixture of ingredients.
- Wrap the Tilapia with Pechay leaves tight enough to keep mixture within Tilapia.
- In a pot, put the Tilapia and arrange carefully.
- Add the coconut milk, water to cover the Tilapia, salt and pepper.
- Cook and simmer for 20 minutes or until the tilapia is cooked.
- Remove from heat and serve while hot.
Try this video of another version of Sinanglay Na Tilapia
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