Name: Ginataang Tilapia
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 41 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1 medium-size onion, chopped; 1 tbsp ginger, cut into strips; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 2 medium-size tilapia; 1 1/2 cups coconut milk; 4 dried red chilies; 2 tsp fish sauce; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 2 cups baby bok choy

Ginataang Tilapia is fish cooked in coconut milk. In this recipe the fish used is Tilapia, a freshwater fish that original came from Africa.

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Ginataang Tilapia is fish cooked with baby bokchoy in rich coconut milk infused with ginger and garlic and spiced up with red chilies.

Soft, creamy, juicy, and slightly spicy, this exotic, meaty fish is so good it may become a staple dish in your repertoire. And the good news is it’s so easy to prepare!

What ingredients do I need?

Coconut milk. You can easily buy them in your local Asian grocery stores. Gone are the days when you need to extract them from ground coconut meat and squeeze them through a cheese cloth. 😊

Fish. In this recipe we’re using Tilapia but any fish that is meaty can be used as a substitute like tuna and mackerel.

We will also be using garlic and onion to give it flavor and aroma. Ginger to counter the fishy taste of Tilapia. Baby bok choy, which is also known as Chinese white cabbage. Fish sauce and ground pepper for seasoning. And red chilies to spice it up.

How to make Ginataang Tilapia

In a large deep-pan, heat oil and sauté the onion, garlic, and ginger.
Once the onion becomes translucent, pour in the coconut milk, fish sauce and add the chillies. Allow to boil under medium heat.
Place the Tilapia and cover the pot. Cook for 15 minutes in low heat.
Remove cover and season with fish sauce and ground black pepper.
Add the bok choy. Simmer for 2 minutes.

Ginataang Tilapia

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Ginataang Tilapia is fish cooked in coconut milk. In this recipe the fish used is Tilapia, a freshwater fish that original came from Africa.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 26 mins

Total Time 41 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Filipino

Servings

Calories 800 kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp cooking oil
1 medium-size onion, chopped
1 tbsp ginger, cut into strips
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium-size tilapia
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
4 dried red chilies
2 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 cups baby bok choy

Instructions

In a large deep-pan, heat oil and sauté the onion, garlic, and ginger.
Once the onion becomes translucent, pour in the coconut milk, fish sauce and add the chillies. Allow to boil under medium heat.
Place the Tilapia and cover the pot. Cook for 15 minutes in low heat.
Remove cover and season with fish sauce and ground black pepper.
Add the bok choy. Simmer for 2 minutes.