Showing posts with label rellenong bangus. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Rellenong Bangus

"You can't make me eat bang-gus, baby." That undying declaration greeted my sister when she told her Fil-Canadian then-fiance (now her husband)  that she'll be cooking bangus for dinner. He, like my husband and many others out there, absolutely detest bangus (milkfish) because it's full of fine fish bones that even those with good eyesight can't get out entirely at times.

Presenting my brother-in-law with boneless bangus will not work either. The moment he sees it's bangus and the milky flesh of it, he will reject it outright. But my sister made true of her claim when she said "I'll make you eat milkfish, baby, and you will like it!" My sister's secret? Rellenong bangus.

Rellenong bangus is a special dish, which is actually stuffed bangus.  However, preparing it is so time consuming that it is served only during special occasions. We used to spend about 3-4 hours to prepare and cook relleno until some innovative individual came up with a technique that lessened the whole prep time to nearly half. Let's talk about the ingredients first.

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