Pinoy Fish Escabeche Recipe

Serves/Makes: 4 – 6

Ingredients:

• 1 large fish (apahap*, Iapu-Iapu** or talakitok***)
• 1 large onion, thick slices
• 2 red and green bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 cup grated papaya (unripe)
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp. ginger strips
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

How to cook Pinoy Fish Escabeche:

• Clean fish. Rub salt and let stand for 1-2 hours.
• Prepare vinegar sauce. Add salt and sugar to vinegar and boil. Thicken with cornstarch (dissolved). Blend well then set aside.
• Saute garlic, ginger strips, and onion. Add bell pepper and grated papaya. Saute until half-cooked.
• Fry fish until golden brown. Place in serving dish and while still sizzling hot, top with sauteed mixture and pour on the vinegar sauce. Serve the Pinoy Fish Escabeche at once.

Notes:
The Pinoy Fish Escabeche recipe very easy to prepare and so good!
Kining sud-ana makasingot sa ka lami. (This kind of food will make you sweat with its good taste.)

Comments:
*Apahap, a kind of Filipino fish similar to grouper.
**In the Philippines, the grouper is commonly known as Lapu-Lapu.
***Talakitok is the local Filipino name that applies to several species of Trevallies / Jacks.

This recipe for Pinoy Fish Escabeche serves/makes: 4 – 6

Main Ingredient: Various Fish
Preparation Method: Pan Fried/Sauteed
Cuisine: Filipino