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Pesang Dalag

Pesang Dalag (Stewed Mudfish)

January 5, 2020 by Manny

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Pesang Dalag or stewed mudfish is a regional Filipino dish. Mudfish are not usually sold in supermarkets or wet markets. And it is not as easy to clean and cut them if you will buy it alive unlike most salt water fishes that are sold. But most vendor will do the tedious task for you on pounding the fish and removing the gills, scales and innards. There is also a final step before cooking it, you have to scrape the fish to remove the thick saliva-like secretion from the mudfish to remove the fishy odor and taste. This pesang dalag recipe includes miso dipping sauce.

To cook pesang dalag; Boil rice water. Add ginger, peppercorn, onion and season with salt and vetsin. After 3 minutes, add fish and cover. Cook for another 3 minutes because fish cooks faster than meat so less time is needed. Then add the cabbage and petsay. Continue cooking until vegetables are half cooked. Then serve with miso sauce.

 

Pesang Dalag
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How to Cook Pesang Dalag (Stewed Mudfish)

This recipe is an old time favorite stewed mudfish cooked in broth with vegetables.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time12 minutes mins
Total Time22 minutes mins
Course: Fish Recipes
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: pesang dalag, pesang isda, stewed mudfish
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 120kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 1 large mudfish dalag, sliced
  • 1/4 kilo cabbage cut into big pieces
  • 1/4 kilo petchay cut into halves
  • 1 Tbsp. whole peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp. ginger strips
  • 4 cups rice water water from rice washing
  • 1 Tbsp. monosodium glutamate vetsin
  • 1 medium sized native onion quartered ( red onion )
  • salt to taste

Ingredients for miso sauce:

  • 1/2 cup soybean paste miso
  • 1 large onion finely chopped
  • 3 tomatoes finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 tbsp. fish sauce or patis
  • 1/2 cup water cooking oil for sauteing

Instructions

How to cook Pesang Dalag

  • Boil rice water. Add ginger, peppercorn, onion and season with salt and vetsin.
  • After 3 minutes, add fish and cover.
  • Cook for another 3 minutes because fish cooks faster than meat so less time is needed.
  • Then add the cabbage and petsay. Continue cooking until vegetables are half cooked.
  • Then serve with miso sauce.

How to make miso sauce:

  • Saute garlic in oil until brown. Add onion and tomatoes.
  • Saute for 3 minutes, then add miso. Season with patis and vetsin.
  • After another 3 minutes, add water. Cook until sauce thickens.

 

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