Bangus cooked like sardines, in a pressure cooker

Bangus cooked like sardines, in a pressure cooker

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Philippine milkfish (bangus), cut in half, is slowly cooked in olive oil with chili peppers, carrots, pickles, and brandy in a pressure cooker.

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Bangus, also known as milkfish, is a very popular fish in the Philippines. Here, it is preserved in olive oil, similar to sardines.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodCooked in a pressure cooker, in a can
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.27
  • $0.07
  • $0.02
  • $0.11
  • $5.37

Directions

  1. Wash and clean the bangus. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place them in a heat-safe dish. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add all the other ingredients. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cover it up. ≈ 3 min
  5. Place the dish on the rack inside the pressure cooker.
  6. Pour a little water. ≈ 3 min
  7. Cook for 1 hour.
  8. Allow to cool before opening the pressure cooker.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of small bangus (milkfish), cut in half horizontally
  • 4 hot bird’s eye chili peppers (siling labuyo)
  • 50 g of pickled cucumbers, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 50 g of carrots, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 125 ml of brandy (1/2 cup)
  • 2.5 g of salt (1/2 teaspoon)
  • 1 gram of pepper (1/2 teaspoon)
  • One bay leaf
  • 500 ml of olive oil (2 cups)
  • A little water

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