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Pinaputok na Tilapia

June 8, 2018 by Manny 4 Comments

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This tilapia recipe I think is the tastiest among the tilapia dishes I tasted. This recipe, is a Kapampangan cuisine which I learned from my wife. Anyway this dish is very simple to make so don’t be discourage to cook one by yourself. The hardest part is dressing or cleaning the tilapia but now a days every wet market sellers will do the dirty part for you so the only thing you are going to do is put the stuffings inside and wrap the tilapia with banana leaves and  then fry the fish.

To cook pinaputok na tilapia; Prepare the cleaned and scaled tilapia by cleaning it after you bought it from the market. I don’t like to emphasize it further but for the sake of clear instruction, be sure that the fish was sliced at the back to get the internal organs out. So that way you can put the stuffing inside. If the cut is at the abdomen, the fish will look messy. Clean the tilapia in running water and drain. Rub every fish with rock salt then set aside. Prepare the stuffing by combining the onions, tomatoes, celery, patis and magic sarap. Mix thoroughly then fill each tilapia with the stuffing using your hands and a spoon. Then wrap each fish with banana leaves. You don’t need to wrap it like a package, see the photo below so you can picture it clearly. Heat the cooking oil, about 3 to 4 cups in a frying pan. Then put fish and cover it immediately because you might be spilled with boiling oil. That is why is is called pinaputok because of the fire cracker sound while frying the tilapia. When there is no cracking sound already, about 2 to 3 minutes, turn the fish on the other side and watch out again and cover the lid. After 2 to 3 minutes, it is ready to serve.

 

Pinaputok na Tilapia
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How to Cook Pinaputok na Tilapia Recipe

This recipe, is a Kapampangan cuisine which I learned from my wife. Anyway this dish is very simple to make so don't be discourage to cook one by yourself.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time6 mins
Total Time16 mins
Course: Fish Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: fried tilapia, pinaputok na tilapia, stuffed tilapia
Servings: 3 pcs
Calories: 234kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo Tilapia gills removed and scaled and the back of the tilapia should be sliced to put the stuffing
  • 1 teaspoon Magic sarap
  • 1 pc red onion sliced to small cubes
  • 1 pc tomato sliced to small cubes
  • 1 stalk celery sliced thinly
  • 2 tablespoon Patis or fish sauce
  • Rock salt to rub the fish
  • Banana leaves for wrapping
  • Cooking oil for deep frying

For the sauce:

  • Kalamansi juice
  • Patis

Instructions

How to Cook Pinaputok na Tilapia:

  • Prepare the cleaned and scaled tilapia by cleaning it after you bought it from the market. I don't like to emphasize it further but for the sake of clear instruction, be sure that the fish was sliced at the back to get the internal organs out. So that way you can put the stuffing inside. If the cut is at the abdomen, the fish will look messy. Clean the tilapia in running water and drain. Rub every fish with rock salt then set aside.
  • Prepare the stuffing by combining the onions, tomatoes, celery, patis and magic sarap. Mix thoroughly then fill each tilapia with the stuffing using your hands and a spoon.
  • Then wrap each fish with banana leaves. You don't need to wrap it like a package, see the photo below so you can picture it clearly.
  • Heat the cooking oil, about 3 to 4 cups in a frying pan. Then put fish and cover it immediately because you might be spilled with boiling oil. That is why is is called pinaputok because of the fire cracker sound while frying the tilapia.
  • When there is no cracking sound already, about 2 to 3 minutes, turn the fish on the other side and watch out again and cover the lid. After 2 to 3 minutes, it is ready to serve.
  • For the sauce: Combine kalamansi juice and patis

Video

 

Pinaputok na Tilapia

 

Pinaputok na Tilapia

 

Pinaputok na Tilapia

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  1. ana manalo

    October 25, 2012 at 7:34 am

    gusto ko pong matutong magluto talaga,nalaman ko itong page na ito sa friend ko,nirecommend nya na search ko daw ito,very interesting po talaga

    Reply
  2. mae

    October 11, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    thanks sa recipe.wala kc aq maisip n ulam sbi q makatingin nga sa panlasang pinoy and now may bago n aq recipe sa tilapi.thanks.godbless

    Reply
  3. Denny

    September 25, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    Mukhang masarap medyo madali namang gawin. thanks to this recipe.

    Reply
  4. Chona Acosta Calaoagan

    September 20, 2012 at 9:26 pm

    Can u gave me more tips all kind of foods plzz

    Reply

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