Sizzling Ginataang Tilapia

I love ginataan dishes!  But my husband and kids don't like them as much as I do.  I usually cook the traditional ginataans and no matter how I tried cooking them well, I only get unsatisfactory comments from my family.  One of my fave ginataans is Ginataang Tilapia.  But cooking it in a traditional way might mean failure again on my part coz my family won't like it.  Until I came with this recipe...My version of Ginataang Tilapia gathered "thumbs up" verdict from my family.

Ingredients:
4 pcs. Tilapia Fillet
1 tbs. Chicken Breading Mix
1 cup All-Purpose Cream
2 cups Cocomilk (gata)
1 medium sized Onion (chopped)
1 thumb sized Ginger (cut intostrips)
1 medium sized Red Bell Pepper
1 medium sized Siling Pangsigang (ladyfinger pepper)
1 tbs. Fish sauce (Patis)
2 cups Cooking oil (for frying)
Salt & pepper (optional)


Procedures: (see video)
Frying

1. Drench fillet on breading mix.
2. Heat oil in frying pan and fry fillets until each side is golden brown.
3. Set aside fillets.

Coco Sauce

1. In a sauce pan, bring to boil cocomilk over low fire w/ constant stirring.
2. While waiting to boil, add onion and ginger.
3. Continue stirring until it boiled & simmer for 1 minute.
4. Add patis & all purpose cream.  Stir constantly.
5. Add red bell pepper & siling pangsigang (ladyfinger pepper).
6. Simmer for another minute with constant stirring.
7. Season to taste with salt & pepper and then set aside.

Sizzling

1. Pour coco sauce onto pre-heat sizzling plate.
2. Put fillets on the sizzling & turn the sides.
3. Top fillets with more coco sauce.
4. Serve it while sizzling and hot.

 Makes 3-4 servings.

Tip:  When buying the fish, you can ask your regular fish vendor to fillet it. 

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