Grilled sea bass filled with onion and tomato
A whole sea bream, rubbed with salt and lime, filled with onions and tomatoes, wrapped in banana leaves, and grilled: a classic Filipino dish.
This Filipino dish is prepared with a whole fish, in this case a sea bass instead of the local fish-milk. It is rubbed with salt and lime, stuffed with onion and tomato, and then cooked wrapped in banana leaves.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time25 min
- Total45 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodGrill
- Estimated cost$3.92 $1.96 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Gluten-free
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $0.12
- $2.54
- $0.15
- $1.03
- $0.08
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Remove the fish meat without removing the scales. ≈ 8 min
- Hit him on the back. ≈ 3 min
- Then, rub it with salt and lime juice. ≈ 3 min
- Combine the onion and the tomatoes. ≈ 4 min
- Fill the fish with this mixture. ≈ 10 min
- Apply a thin layer of oil paint to the fish’s skin. ≈ 3 min
- Wrap it in a banana leaf. ≈ 3 min
- Cook until fully cooked.
The bill
Grilled sea bass filled with onion and tomato
- 1 tablespoon of coarse salt$0.12
- 2 green lemons, juiced$2.54
- 1 large onion$0.15
- 3 tomatoes$1.03
- A touch of oil paint$0.08
Total$3.92
that's $1.96 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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