🐟 Sizzling Bangus

Seafood · Main ingredient: Milkfish · ⏱ 13 min · Serves 5 · ~₱325 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg Bangus belly (bangus panga or belly cuts), cleaned
• 1 tsp Salt
• 0.5 tsp Ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp Calamansi juice
• 2 tbsp 3 tbsp cooking oil, for frying
• 4 tbsp Butter
• 4 cloves Garlic, minced
• 1 pc Medium onion, sliced into rings
• 2 pc Medium tomatoes, diced
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Calamansi juice (for sauce)
• 1 tbsp Cooking oil, for the sizzling plate

Instructions

1. Season the bangus belly with salt, pepper, and calamansi juice, and let marinate for 15-20 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the bangus belly for 4-5 minutes per side until golden brown and crispy. Set aside.
3. In a separate pan, melt butter and sauté garlic until fragrant and lightly golden.
4. Add the onion and tomatoes, and sauté for 2-3 minutes until softened.
5. Stir in soy sauce and calamansi juice, and simmer briefly to combine into a light sauce.
6. Heat a sizzling plate with a little oil until very hot.
7. Place the fried bangus belly on the hot sizzling plate and immediately pour the butter-calamansi sauce with onions and tomatoes over it.
8. Serve immediately while sizzling, with steamed rice.

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