• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Panlasang Pinoy Meaty Recipes

  • Home
  • Recipe
  • About This Site
  • eCook Book
  • Privacy Policy
You are here: Home / Fish Recipes / Bistek na Tilapia

Bistek na Tilapia

February 7, 2020 by Manny 1 Comment

TweetPinShareYummly

Run out of ideas on how to cook simple but tasty tilapia dishes? If one of your favorite dish is bistek (a Filipino version of beef steak) but don’t want to eat beef or pork for health reasons or you are just sick of eating beef all the time, then this bistek na tilapia might be the answer. I was amazed that this recipe taste like the beef version even though the main ingredient is fish. Try it and I’m sure you will love it.

To cook bistek na tilapia; Clean and wash the tilapia, remove grills, innards and scales. Rinse to remove blood and remaining scales. Cut a slit on each side of the fish and rub with rock salt. Fry the tilapia until the skin is crispy and set aside. In a medium size wok or frying pan, heat some oil and saute onions for about 2 minutes or until the onions are soft. Remove from the pan and set aside. Pour in water, calamansi juice, soy sauce, MSG, sugar and ground pepper then let boil, add also some of the sauteed onions and simmer for a few minutes. Then add in the fried tilapia and simmer for 1 minute to soften the fish and add the onions. Simmer for 1 minute more then remove from heat and serve hot.

 

Bistek na Tilapia
Print Recipe
5 from 1 vote

How to Cook Bistek na Tilapia

This recipe is a fish version of beef bistek dish. I was amazed that this recipe taste like the beef version even though the main ingredient is fish.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Fish Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: bistek na tilapia, stewed tilapia
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 125kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo medium size tilapia about 6 pcs
  • 2 white onions sliced into rings
  • 1/4 cup calamansi juice extracted from fresh calamansi
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp. ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. MSG
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • rock salt
  • cooking oil

Instructions

How to cook Bistek na Tilapia:

  • Clean and wash the tilapia, remove grills, innards and scales. Rinse to remove blood and remaining scales.
  • Cut a slit on each side of the fish and rub with rock salt.
  • Fry the tilapia until the skin is crispy and set aside.
  • In a medium size wok or frying pan, heat some oil and saute onions for about 2 minutes or until the onions are soft. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Pour in water, calamansi juice, soy sauce, MSG, sugar and ground pepper then let boil, add also some of the sauteed onions and simmer for a few minutes.
  • Then add in the fried tilapia and simmer for 1 minute to soften the fish and add the onions.
  • Simmer for 1 minute more then remove from heat and serve hot.

Video

 

Bistek na Tilapia

Try Other Delicious Recipes:

  • A Beginner's Guide to Filipino Spices and Seasonings
    A Beginner's Guide to Filipino Spices and Seasonings
    Filipino cuisine is known for its bold and flavorful dishes,…
  • Sweet and Spicy Pork Belly
    Sweet and Spicy Pork Belly
    Sweet and sour pork belly is a classic Chinese dish…
  • Fish Adobo sa Gata
    Fish Adobo sa Gata
    Fish Adobo sa Gata is a classic Filipino dish that…

Filed Under: Fish Recipes Tagged With: bistek na tilapia, fried tilapia in soy sauce

Author Bio

Manny Montala is a webmaster and admin of this blog and one of his interest is on the area of Filipino dishes and recipes. Please visit this blog often and bookmark. Please read my about page for details. Thanks for visiting.
Favorite Bible Verse: For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:17)

Previous Post: « Tuna Embotido
Next Post: Pata Tim Recipe »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Eugene Clamor

    January 11, 2020 at 4:43 am

    5 stars
    Hi, can I use other kinds of fish instead of tilapia?

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Anti-Spam Quiz:

Primary Sidebar

Search this Blog!




More Categories!

Copyright © 2023 Panlasang Pinoy Meaty Recipes