🍲 Tinolang Isda

Soup · Main ingredient: Fish · ⏱ 19 min · Serves 5 · ~₱315 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg Tilapia or galunggong, cleaned and sliced or left whole
• 1 thumb Ginger, sliced into strips
• 1 pc Medium onion, sliced
• 3 cloves Garlic, crushed
• 1 pc Small green papaya, peeled and sliced into wedges
• 1 cup Chili leaves (dahon ng sili) or malunggay leaves
• 2 tbsp Fish sauce
• 1 tbsp Cooking oil
• 3 pinch Salt, to taste
• 0.5 tsp Pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pot and sauté garlic, onion, and ginger until fragrant.
2. Pour in the rice washing or water and bring to a boil.
3. Season with fish sauce, salt, and pepper.
4. Add the green papaya wedges and simmer for 5-7 minutes until slightly tender.
5. Gently add the fish and simmer for 8-10 minutes until cooked through, avoiding excessive stirring to keep it intact.
6. Adjust seasoning to taste.
7. Add the chili leaves or malunggay leaves last, and simmer for 1-2 minutes until just wilted.
8. Turn off heat and serve hot with steamed rice.

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