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Cardillo, fish with tomatoes and egg

Cardillo, fish with tomatoes and egg

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Fried fish pieces, coated in a tomato, onion, and garlic-based sauce thickened with beaten eggs: a simple, flavorful, and comforting Filipino dish.

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Recipe from Urbano, Yivan000, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Adobong isadong is a Filipino dish consisting of fried fish covered in a tomato and onion-based sauce. Beaten eggs are added towards the end of cooking, giving it a soft texture. It’s a simple and delicious dish that can be prepared quickly.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$4.85 $1.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.04
  • $0.25
  • $0.06
  • $0.21
  • $3.35
  • $0.01
  • $0.13
  • $0.80

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Rub the fish with the salt. ≈ 3 min
  2. Fry it in hot oil, then remove it from the pan.
  3. In a separate frying pan, heat some oil and sauté the garlic, onion, and tomatoes until they are browned.
  4. Pour the water, add salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  5. Once it comes to a boil, remove from the heat and stir in the beaten eggs.
  6. Pour the sauce over the fried fish.

The bill

Cardillo, fish with tomatoes and egg

  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 60 ml of oil$0.25
  • 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic$0.06
  • 1 onion, diced$0.21
  • 2 tomatoes, diced$3.35
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt$0.01
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper$0.13
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten$0.80

Total$4.85

that's $1.21 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of fish, cut into medium-sized pieces
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 60 ml of oil
  • 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 100 ml of water

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