Pinamalhan is the Ilonggo way of making pinaskiw na isda. Its starts with the fish being cooked in vinegar or with sour fruits like batwan or iba (kamias).
Making pinamalhan with the use sour fruits tends more subtle compared to the soured with vinegar. The recipe's quite simple as it just uses all- around spices and the method of cooking is just stewing.
Ingredients
- 1 kilo salmonite, gutted and cleaned (Cut into half if medium sized or whole if small)
- 2 cups iba, sliced
- 1 medium size onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp. crushed black pepper
- 5 pcs. siling pansigang
- 1/2 head garlic, crushed
- 1 thumb size ginger cut into thin slices
- Oil
- Salt
Procedures
- In a pan put garlic, onion, ginger and the sliced kamias at the bottom.
- Place the salmonite on top then add the green/red chili, spring onions and crushed black pepper.
- Add half a cup of water and season with salt.
- Cover and simmer in a medium heat for 8-10 minutes (Or until the fish are cooked).
- Let it dry in the pan (with almost no sabaw ) and drizzle with oil. Serve.
Salmonite got its name from the its pinkish hue and its among the more attractive local fishes around. It can be cooked kinamatisan with a "sauce" of tomatoes and onions to give it sweet and sour flavour.