Cooking 101 - Sinigang na Isda ( Fish Stew in Tamarind Broth )

Aloha fellow bloggers and readers!

I am assigned to cook for our dinner today and I cooked Fish stew - Sinigang na Isda in Filipino. I am not an expert cook though, luckily it turned out right.

Here are the simple steps on how to cook Fish Stew:

1. Gather all the necessary ingredients such as the following:

Upper left: Tomato, Upper right: Onions, Lower Center: Ginger

 Don't forget the veggies!

Pechay ( Water Cabbage )

You can also use other green leafy vegetables like  Mustard leaves, Radish, Talbos ng Kamote (Camote Tops), Kang-kong (Swamp Cabbage or River Spinach). I prefer the pechay cause it's my favorite.. :)

Don't forget the main ingredient, fish. You can use different kind of fish like bangus (milk fish), tilapia or lapu-lapu . In here, I use talakitok (cavalla fish or big eye trevally fish), this kind of fish is best prepared for soups and also for frying.

Talakitok fish with its head, tail and a portion of the body

And lastly, the seasonings like Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Granulated seasoning ( if ever you're using one) and Sampalok ( Tamarind) Mix .


    2. Prepare a casserole or pot, fill in with water about half ( depends on you) including the tomatoes, onions and ginger simmer under medium heat. Wait until it boils.

    3. When the water boils, add the fish and season it with salt, pepper, granulated seasoning ( if ever you're using one) and the tamarind mix simmer under medium heat. Wait until it boils.

    4. After that add the vegetables simmer for 2-3 minutes under low heat until vegetables and fish are cooked.


Then remove from heat and transfer to a serving bowl. There you have it, Sinigang na Isda. Best served when hot.

Enjoy eating! :)

PS: Sorry for the low quality of picture. Will improve picture's quality ASAP!

Question:

1. Do you cook?
2. What is your specialty?

A hui huo!