Filipino snakehead in coconut milk
Fish cooked in coconut milk with chili peppers, garlic, and tomatoes, wrapped in banana leaves. A fragrant and generous Filipino recipe.
Ginataang is a Filipino stew made with coconut milk. In this version, the dalag (a type of lentil) is filled with herbs, then slowly cooked in a creamy sauce.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time35 min
- Total1 hr 5 min
- DifficultyMedium
- Cooking methodMijotage
- Gluten-free
- Low lactose
Ingredients
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Directions
- Thoroughly clean the fish and make a slit along the back. ≈ 8 min
- Keep the whole dalag, in 3 to 4 pieces. ≈ 3 min
- Fill the inside with the filling and then brush with salt. ≈ 10 min
- Set the fish aside. ≈ 3 min
- Combine the onion, pepper, garlic, tomatoes, ginger, and eggs. ≈ 4 min
- Add the pepper and the parsley. ≈ 3 min
- Season the fish with this mixture, then wrap it in banana leaves. ≈ 10 min
- Place the ingredients in the stockpot and pour in the vinegar or calamansi juice. ≈ 3 min
- Add water, salt, and coconut milk. ≈ 3 min
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