How to Cook Royal Apahap Au Gratin (Sea Bass Au Gratin)
This recipe is baked sea bass or grouper in home made tomato sauce and dressed with mayonnaise.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 451kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pc large 1/2 kilo sea bass (apahap) or grouper (lapu-lapu)
- 1 pc large onion sliced into rings
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 quart mayonnaise
For the sauce:
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 3/4 kilo tomatoes. peeled seeded and chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon MSG
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
How to cook Royal Apahap Au Gratin:
- Arrange onion rings in baking dish. Rub with sea salt and lemon or calamansi juice. Place fish in baking dish on top of onion rings.
- Drizzle with olive oil and water. Bake in 350 °F oven for 10 minutes.
- Spoon sauce over fish and bake for another 15 minutes. Top with mayonnaise, bake for another 5 minutes, then serve.
How to make the sauce:
- Over low-medium heat, saute garlic in oil until light golden brown, Add onions and saute until wilted.
- Add tomatoes and simmer, stirring occasionally for about 20 minutes, then add oregano , thyme, salt, pepper, MSG, and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Adjust seasoning to taste, then add parsley.
Notes
Although the recipe calls for sea bass or apahap as the main ingredient, you can use other white flesh fish like lapu-lapu (grouper) or labahita. These are just examples and there are many options of the kinds of fish you can use.