Pritong labahita (fried surgeonfish fillet)

Name: Pritong labahita (fried surgeonfish fillet)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons calamansi; 2 gloves garlic finely minced; ½ teaspoon ground pepper; 1 teaspoon salt.; 1 cup all-purpose flour; a dash of onion powder; a dash of garlic powder; 1 talespoon or small sachet seasoning or 1 pc chicken cube, crumpled; ½ teaspoon slightly toasted and then ground cayenne red pepper; ½ teaspoon salt.

Main Dish

Very Easy

25 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time10 min

First, marinate the fish in about 2 tablespoons calamansi extract (you can substitute either lemon or lime), 2 gloves garlic finely minced, ½ teaspoon ground pepper and 1 teaspoon salt.
Mix the other ingredients all-together in a wide bowl and set aside. In addition, about a cup of vegetable oil for frying is required.
To prepare for frying, arrange the fish fillets and flour mixture side by side. Take one fillet at a time and thoroughly coat it on all sides with the flour mixture as shown below. Continue coating the fillets in batches.
In a medium, deep and heavy bottomed pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high flame until hot but not smoking.
Fry the fully coated fish fillet in batches. When slightly browned and crisp, flip over to cook the underside.
Continue cooking until all the fish are fried. Drain excess oil from the cooked fish using paper towels.
Transfer the cooked fish fillets in a medium plate and serve warm.

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Leo

10/04/2021

Marinating first in calamansi juice is an interesting twist. Many US recipes sprinkle the lemon juice over the fried fish at midst or towards end of the frying process.

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