Description
Cheesy Baked Bangus is a Filipino dish of pan seared milkfish topped with a tomato, capsicum, mayonnaise and cheese mixture then baked until golden brown.
Ingredients
Scale
Fish
- 500 g boneless bangus belly
- juice from 1 lemon
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- oil
Toppings
- 1 cup grated quick melt cheese
- 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 1 small Tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped red capsicum
- 2 tbsp chopped green capsicum
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Instructions
- Season bangus belly with lemon, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a non-stick pan over stove top in medium-high heat, add a small amount of oil and once it’s how add fish then fry skin side down. Once skin side turns golden brown, flip fish over then pan fry until slightly brown. Remove from pan then set it aside.
- In a bowl combine quick melt cheese, parmesan cheese, chopped tomato, chopped red capsicum, chopped green capsicum, and minced garlic. Set it aside.
- Place bangus on a lightly greased baking tray, spread mayonnaise on top of bangus then sprinkle cheese mixture on top.
- Bake in a 180C pre heated oven for 15 minutes or until cheese melts and slightly golden in colour.
- Remove from oven then serve.