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Bangus Pastil Western Visayas
Banana-leaf rice parcels topped with dry, finely flaked milkfish cooked with garlic, onion, ginger, and restrained soy-vinegar seasoning.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- Makes 6 parcels
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Ingredients
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Method
- Steam or pan-cook bangus until opaque, cool enough to handle, then remove skin and every bone.
- Flake fish finely with forks but do not mash it into paste.
- Sauté garlic, onion, and ginger in oil until aromatic.
- Add fish, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and pepper and cook uncovered until dry and fluffy.
- Taste the fully cooked filling and correct salt or acidity.
- Place warm rice on each softened banana leaf and spread a strip of fish filling over the centre.
- Fold into compact parcels and warm briefly in a steamer if serving later.
- Serve with cucumber or pickles, keeping fish filling refrigerated until assembly.
