Sinanglay na Tilapia

Sinanglay na Tilapia

(Wrap Tilapia in Coconut Milk)

A dish werein the Tilapia is wrap in taro leaves  and cooked in coconut milk.

Bicolanos way of cooking, a combination of ginataang laing and sinanglay.

Ingredients :

• 2 pcs medium tilapia, cleaned and scales remove
• 6 pcs taro leaves or 6 pcs of pechay
• 1 thumb size garlic
• 5 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 tomato, diced
• 4 pcs long green long chili (siling pampaksiw)
• 1 cans of coconut milk
• 1/2 cup of water
• Salt and pepper
• Fish sauce

Directions :

• Butterfly-cut each fish by slicing on the back from head to tail. Spread each fish flat to expose the inner side, season with salt.
• In a bowl, combine garlic,onion,tomatoes and ginger then mix.
• Stuff the tilapia with the mix.
• Wrap the tilapia withe the leaves (taro or pechay).
• Arrange the wrapped tilapia in a wide cooking pan,
• Put the chili, pour in cocnut milk and water.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook in a medium heat, add the fish sauce to taste.

Cooking Tips :

1. You can put lemon grass to add a taste.
2. Season the fish with salt.