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

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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.