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Sinaing na Isda
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Sinaing na Isda

Sinaing na Isda is a famous dish from Batangas. It is savory and has a tangy and fruity flavor coming from dried kalamias or kamias. For this dish we used small galunggong but fishes like milkfish, tilapia and tulingan are common fishes to used.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kilo Small Galunggong
  • 8 cloves Garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1 bulb Onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 piece Thumb - sized Ginger, thinly sliced
  • 1 handful Dried Kalamias or Bilimbi Fruit
  • 2 Tablespoons Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 2 - 3 cups Water
  • Banana Leaves for Wrapping

Method
 

  1. Thoroughly clean the fish.
  2. Wrap together eight pieces of small galunggong using banana leave strips. Placed the wrapped galunggong in a pot.
  3. Place all ingredients into the pot. Add only two cups of water.
  4. Boil and simmer for 3 hours or until the fish bone is soft and tender. Add more water if needed.
  5. Season with salt if needed.