Tilapia in coconut milk. Ginataang Tilapia is a dish where Tilapia (a fish belonging to the tilapiine cichlid tribe) is cooked in coconut milk (or cream) and served with banana peppers. This method is popularized by the Bicolanos, the fifth-largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group that lives in the southern islands of Luzon. Today we are making tilapia in coconut milk ( ginataang tilapia).
Canned coconut milk or coconut cream also works well. Fried fish sauteed in aromatics and cooked in coconut milk with spinach. This delicious fish recipe is a must try. You can have Tilapia in coconut milk using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Tilapia in coconut milk
- You need 2 pcs of tilapia (large).
- It's 6 pcs of large mustard leaves.
- You need 1 cup of coconut milk.
- It's of Ginger sliced.
- You need of Onion sliced.
- Prepare to taste of Salt and peper.
- You need of Long green pepper.
Scrape off excess oil and set aside. Season the fillets with salt, grated ginger, lemon zest and juice. Try this creamy and spicy, Ginataang Tilapia (Tilapia in coconut milk) recipe. This Ginataang Tilapia is one of the easiest dishes you can do with Tilapia fish.
Tilapia in coconut milk step by step
- Cover tilapia with mustard (rolled). In 1 cup of water, boil Tilapia with mustard, long green pepper, ginger and onion for 5 minutes or until there was very little water left (don’t let it dry).
- Add coconut milk and bring to boil. Add salt and pepper to taste..
- Simmer for another 5-8 minutes until sauce becomes slurry..
The word 'ginataan' means to cook in coconut milk. Armin just loves anything that is cooked in coconut milk. Ginataang Tilapia is another variant of the gata dishes or food cooked in coconut milk -- creamy, rich and savory and with a hint of spice from the long chili pepper. Though unusual to other cultures, the fish is not in fillet form while being cooked in coconut milk with bones and all. This tilapia dish is a stewed tilapia with coconut milk.