Bistek na Tilapia

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.

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5 from 2 votes

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 mins

Cook Time35 mins

Total Time40 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.

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