Paksiw na Tilapia

This Paksiw na TIlapia recipe is a filling and colorful healthy fish dish made of tilapia, pork belly chunks, ginger, onion, garlic, pepper, eggplant, tomato, green chillies, water, vinegar, some sugar, fish sauce, and red chillies. All simmered together to create a really spicy dish that will awaken the senses. Try out Yummy Kitchen’s version of this dish!

Paksiw na Tilapia Recipe :

Ingredients

• 1 kilo tilapia ( descaled )
• 2/4 kilo pork belly ( cut to chunks )
• Ginger ( sliced ) 
• 1 medium onion ( sliced )
• 6 cloves garlic ( minced )
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 small eggplant ( sliced )
• 2 pieces tomatoes ( sliced )
• 6 pieces green chillies
• 2 cups water 
• ⅓ cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar ( optional )
• Fish sauce to taste
• 5 red chillies

Steps:

1. In a pan, saute pork belly chunks till it fully changes into a light brown color. Or till the fats start to render. 
2. Place in the tilapia, ginger, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, eggplant, tomatoes, green chillies, water, and vinegar. Cover and simmer for 10 – 15 minutes.
3. Taste. Add in sugar if needed, then add in fish sauce to taste. Place in red chillies and let this cook for a few minutes.
4. Serve over rice.

How to cook Paksiw na Tilapia (paano magluto ng Paksiw na Tilapia)

Paksiw na Tilapia in English “Tilapia simmered in vinegar” is a popular Filipino style cooking that traditionally uses a clay stove over a wood fire. Now can simply be made inside homes with just a stove and a large pan or pot. A common Filipino dish that has a tangy, umami, and salty flavor. This colorful dish is versatile enough to use any type of fish from the small galunggong to the bigger bangus or tilapia, or different cuts of the fish, steak cut, filet, to whole. A great everyday or weekday lunch or dinner prep dish.

It all starts with these Paksiw na Tilapia ingredients; pork belly sliced into chunks then cooked till the fats render and the pork starts to brown. Then simply place the tilapia (cleaned and descaled) on top, over this will be the aromatics like ginger, onion, and garlic which not only makes the dish more aromatic but also helps remove any fishy taste or smell. Then add in some salt, pepper, colorful fillings like eggplant, tomatoes, green chillies for spiciness, water to help simmer and blend the flavors together, and vinegar to a nice tangy taste. Everything is then simmered for a few minutes to cook. Once ready, give it a taste and add some sugar if it’s too salty, then add fish sauce to help with the tang and taste, adding depending on how much you need. It’ll be best if you add these little by little. The place in red chillies for more spice and color. This dish is best served with a side of rice, especially great on a cold or rainy day when you need a little pick-me-up to really wake you up and get you going.

Questions :

• Paksiw na Tilapia calories

A serving or 1 cup can have around 360 calories.

• How many minutes to cook Paksiw na Tilapia ?

It only takes 25 – 30 minutes of preparation and cooking.

• Different fishes to use :

• While the usual fish to use is tilapia as this fish can be found all around the Philippines. You can also find many versions of this dish using:
  • Bangus’ or ‘milkfish’ for “Paksiw na Bangus”.
  • A great affordable and flaky dark meat type fish to use are ‘Galunggong’ or ‘Blue Mackerel Scad’. How to cook “Paksiw Na galunggong” ? These small these are cooked a similarly, just reduce the simmering time to 7 – 10 minutes.
  • If you want a thicker fan-favorite fish of many health buffs, try using salmon for “Paksiw na Salmon”. It has more meat, a nice coloring, and less bones. Has a really high omega-3 content that is loved by many as this helps lower the risk of heart diseases.
  • Another seafood option is using ‘shrimp’ or ‘hipon’ , use skiness or frozen (thawed before using) to make it easier to eat as well as help let the shrimp sip up the sauce better. Do note to cook the shrimps just till it changes in color, around a 2 – 3 minutes. Cooking it for longer will make it either too rubbery or mushy. Try this “Paksiw na Hipon” option.

• Other additions
  • Another version of paksiw is “Adobong Paksiw na Isda” or simply “Paksiw na Isda with Soy Sauce“. Some use this with the common fish Tilapia, then renamed to “Adobong Paksiw na Tilapia”. To make this dish; repeat all the steps just with the addition of 2 – 3 tablespoons of soy sauce. Since adobo does have a really good mix of vinegar and soy sauce with some aromatics, which has similar ingredients to paksiw with just the soy sauce lacking.
  • If you want a creamier option called “Paksiw na Isda with Gata”; traditionally “Ginataang Paksiw na Tilapia” is made with coconut milk or coconut cream for more aroma and nuttiness, but you can also use regular milk or for a thicker and slightly sweeter texture use evaporated milk. How to cook Paksiw na Tilapia with Gata? Simply pour 2 cups of the choice of milk instead of 2 cups of water. You can also do 1 cup water and 1 cup milk if you’d like.
  • Add other vegetables like pechay or FIlipino bok choy for “Paksiw na Tilapia with Pechay“, ampalaya or bitter gourd for  “Paksiw na Bangus with Ampalaya“. Use any leafy vegetables in your pantry if you’d like.

Other Yummy Filipino Tilapia Recipes!

• Sarciadong Tilapia ( tomato and egg stewed fish )
• Kinunot na Tilapia ( a Bicolano specialty dish, fish stewed in a savory coconut sauce )
• Sinabawang Isda with Tilapia ( spicy Tilapia soup )
• Sinanglay na Tilapia ( the creamier version of Sinigang, made with tilapia)
• Ginataang TIlapia Recipe ( Tilapia stewed in a spicy coconut sauce)
• Ginataang Tilapia with Malunggay ( moringa leaves )
• Pinaputok na Tilapia (a Filipino delicacy, Tilapia stuffed with aromatics and tomatoes)

Paksiw na Tilapia Resipi: (Tagalog version)

Mga Sangkap :

• 1 kilo tilapia ( tinanggalan ng kaliskis )
• 2/4 kilo pork belly ( cut to chunks )
• Luya ( hiniwa ) 
• 1 sibuyas ( hiniwa )
• 6 butil ng bawang ( tinadtad )
• Asin at paminta panlasa
• 2 maliit na mga talong ( hiniwa )
• 2 piraso kamatis ( hiniwa )
• 6 piraso berdeng sili
• 2 tasa ng tubig 
• ⅓ tasa suka
• 1 kutsarang asukal ( opsyonal )
• Patis panlasa
• 5 pulang sili

Paano Lutuin :

1. Sa kawali. Lutuin ang mga hiwang pork belly hanggang mag iba ang kulay nito. O hanggang nagrender ang mga taba. 
2. Ilagay ang mga tilapia sa taas nito, pagkatapos ang mga luya, sibuyas, bawang, asin, paminta, talong, kamatis, berdeng sili, tubig, at suka. Takpan ang pakuluin ng 10 – 15 na minuto.
3. Tikman. Haluan ng asukal kung kinakailangan, pagkatapos haluan ng patis. Ilagay ang mga pulang sili at lutuin ng ilang minuto.
4. Ihanda kasama ng kanin.