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Friday, June 29, 2012

Ginataang Tilapia

Ooops! Sorry for the blurred photo, took this with my phone :(
Surprisingly, I have not yet posted a recipe for this dish. I guess because it has always been common favorite among Pinoy households that I just assumed everybody knows how to prepare Ginataang Tilapia. The inspiration to this post actually is not really to share the recipe but to share to Doha peeps out there our discovery in Safari Supermarket (the one in Abu Hamour, near the Catholic church just a few hundred meters away from QDC). Well, we have just  discovered that prices there a bit lower than those of Lulu, Carrefoure and Family Food Center. I couldn't tell exactly how much the price difference is, but what I do know is that doing our usual grocery shopping, the total bill comes to about a couple of hundred Riyals lower than when we do the shopping from the other supermarkets. How do I know, it's because whenever we do our grocery shopping, the Expat Daddy and I have this little game where we guess what the total cost of our shopping would be. So like every time, we know just how much more or less it would turn out, and most of the time we would just be about maybe QR20-30 off from the accurate amount. But then when we shop at the Safari Supermarket, we are always around QR150-200 over that correct amount. So yes, it's not exactly a very scientific experiment, but we are truly enjoying our little game, and double the fun when it's about QR200 less than our usual guesses. :)
So anyway, going back to the Tilapia. I'm not sure if you do but we notice that frozen Tilapia is really not as good as the fresh ones we get from the wet market, right? So for the frozen one the usual dish we make of it is something that would include fying it first to a crisp before adding it to whatever sauce we like at the moment. And the frozen Tilapia in Safari Supermarket is no different. But what's good about it is that they have these frozen Tilapia packs which are just QR7.50/kg ($2.00), about 4-5 pieces, so good for 1 family meal. So imagine that, for about 4-6 family members, this meal would just be less than QR2.00 per person, right? If that doesn't make you smile, well.. I don't know what will. :)

Ingredients
1kg Tilapia
cooking oil for frying
2 eggplants, sliced
string beans, cut
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small onion, sliced
1 cup coconut milk powder diluted in 1 cup of water
1 tbs vinegar
1 tbs soy sauce
salt and pepper

Method
Thaw the Tilapia, wash and drain excess water. Sprinkle with salt and set aside.
Heat oil and fry the eggplants until lightly browned. Do not overcook. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel to remove excess oil. 
In the same pan, fry the fish to a crisp. Transfer into another plate lined with paper towel. 
Use a slightly bigger pan for the rest of the cooking. Heat about 2tbs of the used oil then add the garlic. Saute for about 2-3 minutes or until soft and fragrant then add the onions. Cook until soft and translucent.
Add the string beans. Saute for another 3 minutes then add the diluted coconut milk. 
Lower the heat and let simmer for about 5-8 minutes or until desired consistency is achieved.
Add soy sauce and vinegar, do not stir.  
Return the fish and eggplants into the pan. Keep for about 2-3 minutes then check and adjust taste with salt and pepper. 
Turn off heat. Serve with hot rice. Enjoy!

Mommy Tip: I always enjoy this dish with a dipping sauce of soy sauce, lemon and chili for that added kick! :)


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