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How to Cook Pesang Tilapia

Pesang tilapia is stewed tilapia in miso, tomato sauce rice washing and spices. This recipe is a variation of the original pesang dalag which does not have miso and tomato sauce.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Fish Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: pesang tilapia
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 210kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 3 large 600g tilapia, each cut into 2 pieces
  • 1 small green papaya cut into chunks
  • 4 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 can 227g tomato sauce
  • 5 cups rice washing
  • 1/4 tsp peppercorn
  • 1 piece medium onion sliced
  • 1/4 kilo mustasa mustard leaves
  • 1 piece small ginger cut into strips
  • 1/4 cup patis
  • 1/4 cup miso

Instructions

How to cook Pesang Tilapia

  • Saute garlic, onion, ginger and miso.
  • Add rice washing, papaya, patis, peppercorn and tomato sauce.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes. Add tilapia. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add mustasa. Allow to simmer.