Name: Filipino Baked Milkfish (Baked Bangus)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Whole milkfish (bangus), or more to taste - 2 pounds; Tomato, diced - 1; Onion, chopped - 1; Ginger, thinly sliced crosswise, or to taste, divided - 1 (2 inch) piece; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 (2 inch) piece; Calamansi, juiced - 4; Soy sauce - ½ cup; Garlic, chopped - 2 cloves

Ingredients for - Filipino Baked Milkfish (Baked Bangus)

1. Whole milkfish (bangus), or more to taste 2 pounds

2. Tomato, diced 1

3. Onion, chopped 1

4. Ginger, thinly sliced crosswise, or to taste, divided 1 (2 inch) piece

5. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 (2 inch) piece

6. Calamansi, juiced 4

7. Soy sauce ½ cup

8. Garlic, chopped 2 cloves

How to cook deliciously - Filipino Baked Milkfish (Baked Bangus)

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a roasting pan with enough aluminum foil to cover the whole bangus.

2 . Stage

Remove scales and gills from bangus. Wash the innards. Pat fish dry with a paper towel.

3 . Stage

Mix tomato, onion, and 1/3 of the ginger together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cut open the front side of the fish and fill with the tomato mixture. Place fish in the prepared pan.

4 . Stage

Mix calamansi juice, soy sauce, garlic, and remaining ginger in a separate bowl. Pour over the fish in the pan. Fold foil over the fish and seal all ends.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 60 minutes.