Sinigang Na Tilapia Sa Dilaw

2 tbsp cooking oil

2 tbsp garlicminced

¼ cup red onionsroughly cut into fours

2 thumb-sized turmericpeeled and sliced into disks and smashed

1 stalk lemongrassleaf discarded, root smashed and roughly cut diagonally

3 dried kaffir lime leaves

¼ cup tomatoessliced into wedges

½ cup miso paste

½ cup tamarind pastesoaked in ½ cup warm water

2 whole medium-sized tilapiascored twice and seasoned with salt and pepper

2 cups mustasa leaves

1 bundle sigarilyas

1 large labanospeeled and sliced diagonally

2 red chilieschopped

½ cup wansoyhand teared

2 tbsp fish sauce

salt and black pepper ground to taste

In a blender, pulse garlic, onions, fresh turmeric, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. Add about 2 tbsp of oil to create a paste. You can also opt to pound it in a mortar and pestle until you create a paste.

Place stock pot on medium heat and pour in your cooking oil. Sauté paste for about 2–3 minutes and then add tomatoes and sauté for another 2 minutes or until tomatoes are soft and roasted. Add the miso paste and sauté for another minute before pouring in the tamarind water.

Add about 500ml of water and let simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes before dropping the fish. Let simmer for about 5-7 minutes before dropping the mustasa leaves, sigarilyas, and labanos.

Pour in the fish sauce to season and let simmer for another five minutes. Season to taste.

Once cooked, serve with some wansoy / cilantro and chopped red chilies on top.

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