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Steamed milkfish with fermented black beans

Steamed milkfish with fermented black beans

Main dishes

Steamed bangus (a type of freshwater fish), served with a fragrant sauce made from ginger, garlic, fish sauce, and fermented black beans.

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

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This Filipino dish features a bangus, or milkfish, steamed and served with a sauce flavored with ginger, garlic, and fermented black beans.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$0.67 $0.34 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.21
  • $0.09
  • $0.01
  • $0.13
  • $0.04
  • $0.13
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean the bangus and make a cut on the back, or as you prefer. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place it on a shallow dish. ≈ 3 min
  3. Mix all the other ingredients together. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour this mixture over the fish. ≈ 3 min
  5. Steam the fish until it is cooked through.

The bill

Steamed milkfish with fermented black beans

  • 1 stalk of new onion, cut into 1.3 cm pieces$0.21
  • 1 head of garlic, chopped$0.09
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.01
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce$0.13
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch$0.04
  • 2 tablespoons of oil$0.13
  • 2 tablespoons of fermented black beans (tausi)$0.06

Total$0.67

that's $0.34 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • One medium-sized bangus
  • 1 stalk of new onion, cut into 1.3 cm pieces
  • 1 small piece of ginger, cut into thin strips
  • 1 head of garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 2 tablespoons of fermented black beans (tausi)

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