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Sinigang na Bangus sa Bayabas Recipe

Bangus na Sinigang sa Bayabas

Bangus or milkfish cooked in overripe guavas as souring agent.

Ingredients

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  • 1 whole bangus (milkfish)
  • 1 medium-sized onion quartered
  • 1 medium-sized tomato quartered
  • 6-9 pcs overripe guavas (bayabas)
  • 250 g green beans or string beans (sitaw cut into 3-inch pieces)
  • a few pcs okra (optional)
  • 1 medium-sized radish, peeled and sliced
  • 1 bunch kangkong 
  • 4 tbsps patis (fish sauce – optional)

Instructions

  1. Boil onion, tomatoes and guavas in a casserole or pot until the guavas begin to tear.
  2. Scoop the guavas onto a bowl, add about a cup of soup water from the casserole. Mash the guavas then return them to the pot. You may want to strain and get only the juice.
  3. Add the milk fish and the rest of the ingredients, except kangkong (romaine lettuce), and cook until the fish is done – around 15 minutes.
  4. Add the kangkong and heat for just a couple of minutes.
  5. Serve.