Bangus Steak Recipe

Bangus Steak Recipe or this “Milkfish Steak Recipe” is a Filipino dish eaten in the mornings, at lunch, or even for dinner. A savory way to  enjoy milkfish in just a few steps; with the boneless bangus belly filet, seasoned with salt, then coated in flour before being fried. Simmered in a sauce made of onions, soy sauce, calamansi juice, black pepper, sugar, and some water. Try to make this Yummy, flavorful bangus steak recipe that might be your new weekday or weekend staple due to how easy it is to make!

Bangus Steak Recipe :

Ingredients

• 1 kilo bangus ( boneless )
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup all purpose flour ( optional )
• 2 onions ( one sliced to circles and the other chopped )
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 1/ cup calamansi juice
• Black pepper to taste
• ½ tablespoon sugar
• ¼ cup water
• Oil for frying

Steps:

1. Prepare the bangus filets; season with salt on both sides. Set aside and let this marinate for 15 minutes. Coat each piece in all purpose flour after.
2. Place in a pan with hot oil and fry till golden brown. Flip to cook evenly. Cook these by batches, repeat till all the fishes have been cooked. Set aside.
3. In another pan, heat some oil and saute the onion rings till slightly soft. Set aside. Saute the chopped onions till soft before adding soy sauce, calamansi juice, black pepper, sugar, and water. 
4. Cook until the sauce has slightly reduced. Add back the fried bangus. Simmer together for half a minute before flipping. Top with onion rings. Enjoy!

How to cook bangus steak ( Paano magluto ng bangus steak )

The Bangus or Milkfish is a staple fish found in the Philippines, a mildly flavored dish making it very versatile and easy to manipulate as you please. From stealing, frying, sauteing and more. It’s also great at absorbing the sauce, flavoring, rub or seasoning it’s blended with.

This dish is sometimes called a “Fried Bistek Tagalog”, just “Fried Bistek”, or “Bangus Belly Fried”. Made with easy to find common household items. The Bangus steak ingredients consist of; bangus filets, already deboned and ready to be seasoned with salt. Then coated with flour later, covering this with flour helps add to the crispiness and makes the sauce stick better later on. These are then fried till golden and crisp on both sides. Set aside to cool down for a bit while you prepare the sauce. In another pan with just a bit of oil, cook some sliced onion rings till just soft, take this out, these will be used as decor at the end. Then cook the chopped onions until slightly soft before pouring on soy sauce for an umami coloring, calamansi juice just to brighten up the taste of the dish, and cut through the oiliness. A dash of black pepper, sugar for a bit of sweetness, and water to dilute everything together. Let the sauce simmer till slightly reduced in half. Once reduced place in all the fried bangus and let the fishes simmer on one side for a few seconds before flipping and letting the other side soak up all or just enough of the sauces. Top with the cooked onion rings before serving. This fried fish steak is richly flavored, tender and crisp.This main dish is perfect with a side of freshly cooked rice.

Questions :

• Bangus Steak Calories ?

Bangus fish steak calories amount to around 120 calories per serving. A small amount for such a Yummy dish, this healthy bangus recipe is rich in Vitamin B12 which is needed for red blood cell production, DNA production, and for the nerves to function well. It also has Omega 3, this fatty acid is loved by the body as it supports and provides structure for the cell membrane. Especially for the brain and eyes.

• What part of the Milkfish or Bangus to use ?

While you can use any part of the fish, for the ease of cooking and eating, it would be best to use filet cuts, and especially the already de-boned fish. From the bangus steak-cut, or the bangus belly. What is bangus belly? This is the best part to fry being the meatiest and juiciest part, making it nicely tender on the inside and really crispy on the outside.

• Additional Ingredients :

Want a bit more umami and savory taste? Add oyster sauce for “Bangus Steak with Oyster Sauce”. If you want a really salty and umami flavor, add in tausi beans (salted black beans) for a “bangus steak with tausi” recipe. But do note to give the beans a bit of a rinse using a strainer to avoid the dish to have a slightly slimy texture as well as avoid this from being too salty to eat.

• Other ways to cook this fried bangus recipe ?

While the pan version is a great easy way to make this dish. You can also try to make a baked bangus recipe by using an oven, preheated at 370°F or 188°C. Season and place the fish without the flour in a baking tray or baking dish lined with foil. Cover the fish with the sauce, baking this for 35 – 40 minutes till cooked and slightly crisp. You can also choose to flip these halfway through. For a ‘healthier’ no fry version, try out this Baked Bangus Belly Recipe.

Other Yummy Filipino Bangus Recipes!

• Sinigang na Bangus ( Milkfish Sinigang )
• Bangus Salpicao ( a buttery and garlicky milkfish dish )
• Bangus Sisig ( shredded milkfish seasoned and served in a sizzling plate )
• Relyenong Bangus ( Bangus stuffed with a savory vegetable filling) 
• Paksiw na Bangus ( soured stewed milkfish )
• Bangus with Pineapple
• Spanish Style Bangus

Bangus Steak Resipi: (Tagalog version)

Mga Sangkap :

• 1 kilo bangus ( boneless )
• Asin panlasa
• 1 tasa all purpose flour ( opsyonal )
• 2 sibuyas ( isa na hiniwa ng pabilog, at 1 na tinadtad )
• ¼ tasa soy sauce
• 1/ tasa calamansi juice
• Paminta panlasa
• ½ kutsarang asukal
• ¼ tasa tubig
• Mantika pang prito

Paano Lutuin :

1. Ihanda ang mga bangus; timplahan ng asin. Itabi at imarinade ng 15 minuto. Pagkatapos, takpan ng harina ang bawat gilid nito.
2. Ipruto ang mga ito sa kawali na may mainit na mantika. Iprito hanggang golden, baliktarin kung kinakailangan. Ulitin hanggang maluto ang lahat ng isda. Itabi.
3. Sa ibang kawali, uminit ng mantika at lutuin ang sibuyas (na hiniwa ng pabilog) hanggang lumambot. Itabi. Iluto ang tinadtad na sibuyas hanggang malambot bago haluan ng soy sauce, calamansi juice, paminta, asukal, at tubig.
4. Lutuin hanggang mabawasan ang sarsa ng kalahati. Ilagay dito ang mga pritong isda at pakuluin ng kalahating minuto bago baliktarin. Dekorasyonan ng pa-bilog na sibuyas. Ienjoy!