Steamed Bangus

Steamed Bangus is a simple dish that can be prepare easily and can only takes a few minutes of preparation and cooking time.

Since bangus or milkfish is abundant in the Philippine waters it is a common type of fish used for cooking in every Filipino household.  It is also known as the Philipine National Fish.

Bangus is known for it's delicious belly fat and abundant fish bones.  And to address this unwanted fish bones you can now buy boneless bangus in most wet markets and supermarkets ready for cooking. 

For this Steamed Bangus recipe, we need a boneless bangus and a few spices that will give aromatic and distinct taste to the dish.

Here 's how to cook Steamed Bangus.

Preparation Time:   5 minutes

Cooking Time:       10 minutes

Total Time:             15 minutes

Servings:                 2 - 3 

 Ingredients:

• 1 boneless bangus
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 onion
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 fingers turmeric
• 2 eggs
• 1 siling haba
• a pinch of salt
• a pinch of peppercorn

Material:

• You can use either a foil or banana leaves to cover the entire bangus during steaming process.  Banana leaves provides aromatic smells to the dish.

How to Cook:

1. Clean the boneless bangus well, remove the scales. 
2. Put bangus in the foil or banana leaves.
3. Sprinkle salt and peppercorn in the entire body of the bangus.  Pat them well so the taste will spread evenly in the fish.
4. Add garlic, onion tomatoes and turmeric.
5. Beat eggs and spread it the entire fish.
6. Add siling haba.
7. Once all toppings had been added, cover the fish with the remaining foil or banana leaves on top.
8. Put the fish in the steamer with generous amount of water enough to steam the fish.
9. Let it steam for 10 minutes until cook.

Served it hot with vinegar and garlic as condiment and of course, with your favorite steamed rice!

Enjoy eating this yummy and delicious dish with the whole family and don't forget to share it with your favorite kapitbahay!

Have you tried this recipe? Let me know how you like it by commenting on below.  And please don't forget to tag me a photo in my Fb and Instagram account.

Related Post you may want to read:

Baked Bangus

Bangus sa Tausi

Happy cooking and eating!

Arlene 

Filipino Ulam Tips

Hello to all Momshies.  

How's your day?  Did you cooked something special for your family today?

Or are you having a hard time thinking and deciding what will be the best meal today?    

Honestly, being a mom is no joke.     

We are always expected to take care of our family's well-being in every aspect of our day-to-day activities.  We have to look after our children and husband, the laundry, the cleanliness of the entire home and of course the food that we serve to them.  Not to mention that others have to attend to their work to help the husband cope with family expenses.  Being a working woman either is not an excuse for us to provide our family with tender loving care they expected from us.

And one of the most common problems encountered by most of housewives today is what food to serve at the family's table.

It is a routinary household activity but a recurring problem that most mom encountered.  Maybe because as housewives and moms, we always wanted the best for our family.  We want that every meal is a special treat to every member of the family.  And that includes no repetitions on the food to serve which is a very challenging task for us moms.

Well, are you experiencing the same thing?

Worry no more as I prepare a list of most common Filipino Ulam Tips.  You can now start planning your daily meal without worrying for repetitions.  No more "umay" complaints from kids.

The list is by categories.  Food Menus for Fish, Chicken, Pork, Beef and Vegetables. Some already has prepared recipes.  Just click the link on the table below to go to the desired menu you want to cook for your family.  

Please feel free also to grab the list!  You can post it at your fridge for daily references. 

It is for all hardworking women who deserves to make things easy for them.  

feel free to download and print this Filipino Ulam Tips 

You may click the link below for the complete recipe:

Filipino Ulam Tips

Fish	Chicken	Pork	Beef	Vegetable
Bangus Sisig	Adobong Atay at Balunbalunan	Crispy Pata	Beef Asado	Adobong Kangkong
Dinaing na Isda	Chicken Adobo	Dinakdakan	Beef Bopis	Adobong Sitaw
Escabetcheng Tilapia	Chicken Ala King	Dinuguan	Beef Broccoli	Almondigas
Fish Fillet	Chicken Afritada	Embotido	Beef Caldereta	Ampalaya con Carne
Fish Steak	Chicken Asparagus	Ground Pork Menudo	Beef Curry	Buttered Potato
Fried Fish	Chicken Barbeque	Hamonado	Beef Estofado	Buttered Mix Vegetable
Ginataang Tilapia	Chicken Caldereta	Humba	Beef Giniling	Chopseuy
Inihaw na Bangus	Chicken Curry	Inihaw na Baboy	Beef Pares	Dinengdeng
Kinilaw na Isda	Chicken Fillet	Kinamatisan	Beef Salpicao	Ensaladang Ampalaya/Talong
Lumpiang Isda	Chicken Cordon Bleu	Laoya	Beef Sinigang	Fresh Lumpia
Paksiw	Chicken Galantina	Lechon Kawali	Beef Steak	Fried Eggplant
Pinangat na Isda	Chicken Hamonado	Lechon Paksiw	Beef Stew	Fried Okra
Pinaputok na Tilapia	Chicken Pastel	Meat Balls	Beef Teriyaki	Ginataang Kalabasa
Pinesang Dalag	Chicken Sisig	Menudo	Beef in Mushroom Sauce	Ginataang Langka
Relyenong Bangus	Chicken Sotanghon	Nilagang Baboy	Braised Beef	Ginisang Sayote
Salmon with Tofu	Fried Chicken	Pata Tim	Bulalo	Guisadong Upo
Sarsiadong Isda	Ginataang Manok	Pochero	Burger Steak with Mushroom Sauce	Kare Kare
Sinangag na Tulingan	Honey Sesame Chicken	Pork Adobo	Caldereta	Laing
Sinigang sa Miso ng Ulo ng Salmon	Pinaupong Manok	Pork Asado	Corned Beef	Mixed Vegetables with Quail Eggs
Smoked/Tinapang Isda	Pininyahang Manok	Pork Estofado	Lengua Estofado	Pakbet
Steamed Fish	Pochero	Pork Sisig	Mechado	Saute Cabbage
Sweet n Sour	Sinampalukang Manok	Sinigang sa Baboy	Nilagang Baka	Sinantolan
Bangus saTausi	Tinolang Manok	Sweet n Sour Pork	Papaitan	Tortang Talong

Did I miss a menu that you loved to cook?  Please feel free to share so I can also try it at home.  Comment down below.

 Happy cooking and eating!

Arlene