Friday, February 25, 2011

cravings

Oftentimes, food cravings can be a great source of inspiration for a new dish. 

Today, I had an intense craving for daing na bangus (marinated milkfish) with tomatoes on the side.  I knew that I had milkfish in the freezer.  I patiently waited for it to thaw then prepared it the traditional way: marinating it with vinegar, fish sauce, garlic and pepper, then hurriedly fried it.  

I was ready to enjoy the freshly fried fish with a heaping bowl of fried rice when I realized that I didn't have tomatoes.  "How could I not have tomatoes?" I quizzed myself.  My disappointment caused me, albeit temporary, to suffer severe mental anguish, hahaha.  I stood there staring at my fridge, trying to find my tomatoes (I was in denial, haha!).  A bottle of sun-dried tomatoes glistened on the side of the fridge as if saying "get me" instead.  It was like ideas flew out of the bottle...  a gift of improvisation I guess??? ... I decided to make sun-dried tomato sauce instead.

The dish was a winner. It totally made me forget about my initial craving for fresh red tomatoes.  Indeed, I had quite a delightful meal.


Daing na Bangus with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Milkfish (deboned, butterfly cut)
Marinade
1/4 c Vinegar
1 tbsp Fish Sauce
Pepper
2 cloves Garlic (minced)

Mix vinegar and fish sauce together with garllic and pepper.  Marinate the milkfish.  Drain and fry it on a large skillet for about 5 minutes or until golden brown.

Sun Dried Tomato Sauce

2 tbsp sun dried tomatoes
1 tbsp green olives
2 gloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp monterey seasoning  (or you could use seafood seasoning)

Procedure:
On another skillet, add olive oil.  Saute the garlic.  Add sun dried tomatoes and green olives.  Season it with Monterey seasoning.  Pour it over the fried bangus.  Enjoy!


14 comments:

  1. I hate it when that happens. I mean when you crave for something that's not avaiable. Great twist on the daing

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  2. I have to get daing, too! Malou, maybe it's a Kapampangan thing, but we also eat daing with burong hipon (tagilaw).

    I like your take on our daing! Yeah!

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  3. I love it, Malou! Daing with a Mediterranean twist, good job. I miss it. The bangus sold here is not very nice (too big). I used to eat daing with mayonnaise on pan de sal.

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  4. TagaTugue: I know it could make you go crazy haha..

    Anonymous: I haven't tried tagilaw yet.. but that's something to try!

    Adora: Thank you Adora. Bangus with mayo in pandesal sounds yummy!

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  5. love this fish and great new recipe you created

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  6. This is a nice twist on daing na bangus. I love sun dried tomatoes and bangus. I think it's a perfect combo.
    Nice job Malou!

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  7. that's a good combination...specially with the suka dipping sauce, yum! na kakapag laway=P

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  8. I love bangus (obviously) and I love sun-dried tomatoes, too. I'm intrigued by the flavors and will try it out soon! Thank you for sharing Malou!

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  9. This is a good try! Simple and good combination! Thanks for sharing! Although, I don't normally comment on your blog, I love your recipes. I am a fan!!!

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  10. that looks even better than plain old tomatoes, malou! wish i could come over for dinner.

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  11. thanks reb!
    laura: I was wondering if you have bangus up there too.

    cusinera: now im craving for suka haha

    Jun: thanks for dropping by

    victoria: hi glad you like my recipes.. aww i'm tickled pink.

    annie: would love to be neighbors with you that would be so much fun!

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  12. that daing na bangus looks absolutely tasty, well done ma'am nievera

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  13. I love sun-dried tomatoes, and I like this Mediterranean style milkfish sandwich. This is a well-inspired recipe.

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  14. I love the Mediterranean twist on this delicious fish dish you created.
    So colorful, and inviting!

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