Pompano Steak
This Pompano Steak is a must-try! A recipe that brings out the fish’s naturally rich, buttery flavor balancing it with a tangy, savory sauce with simple ingredients commonly found in Filipino kitchens. A dish that delivers a restaurant-quality with just a few steps. This Pompano Steak recipe feels both comforting and special, highlighting why many adore this popular fish choice.
Pompano Steak
Ingredients
- 1 kilo Pompano steak
- Ginger sliced
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium onion sliced
- ¼ cup calamansi juice
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 cup water
- Pepper to taste
- ½ tablespoon sugar
- Slurry 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water
- White onions and spring onions for garnish
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Prepare the cleaned pompano and slice shallow slits on each side. Season with salt and pepper. Fry in a shallow pan with hot oil until golden. Flip if needed. Set aside.
- In another pan, heat up some oil and saute some ginger, garlic, and onions until aromatic. Pour in calamansi juice, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Mix well.
- Once simmering, pour in water, pepper and sugar. Cook for a few minutes until simmering again. Add in slurry. Mix until it thickens.
- Place in the fried fishes. Baste with the sauce. Garnish with onion rings and spring onions. Enjoy !
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What is Pompano ?
Pompano is a highly valued fish known for having tender, flaky flesh, and a naturally rich buttery flavor, A favorite in many cuisines around the world. In the Philippines it’s a fish that’s widely available in local markets and is well suited to many Filipino cooking styles. Highlighting the freshness and boldness of Filipino flavors.
Its popularity comes not only for its taste but also for its versatility and minimal fishy odor. Which appeals even to those who are not regular seafood eaters. Nutritionally, this fish, like many other fishes, is an excellent source of high-quality protein, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins B12 and D, and essential minerals that not only support heart health, but also brain function, and overall wellness. This delicate fish can be prepared in many ways- fried, baked, pan-seared / sauteed, or as a grilled pompano steak, steamed pompano, sweet and sour pompano, escabeche, even as pompano sinigang. It can be a staple fish for everyday meals or jazzed up for special occasions.
How to cook pompano steak? Simply clean and give the fishes subtle slices in the middle to make the sauces penetrate the fishes better. Season with salt and pepper on both sides before frying until the fishes look golden. Making sure these are fried in batches to avoid lowering the oil’s temperature and keeping it crisp. Then in another pan saute the aromatics, add in the liquids and a bit of water to help simmer everything together. Once it’s thickened,add back the fish and baste them until fully coated with the sauce. Serve garnished with spring onions or parsley.
Read more about this deliciously Yummy Ingredient Here : ” What is Pompano ? ”
Ingredients List
- Pompano steak – our main ingredient for this recipe, you can also choose to use other fishes like tuna or salmon but ‘steak cut’.
- Ginger ,Garlic, and Onion – aromatics to help with removing any foul smells the fish may have, it also helps enhance the taste and flavor of the dish.
- Calamansi juice – adds a nice tang and refreshing taste.
- Soy sauce – for a savory umami flavor.
- Oyster sauce – adds a nice richness and silky texture to the sauce.
- Water – to simmer.
- Pepper and Sugar – to taste.
- Slurry – to help quickly thicken up the sauce.
- White onions and spring onions – for garnish.
- Oil – for frying.
Pompano Steak Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 kilo Pompano steak
- Ginger ( sliced )
- 5 cloves garlic ( minced )
- 1 medium onion ( sliced )
- ¼ cup calamansi juice
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 cup water
- Pepper to taste
- ½ tablespoon sugar
- Slurry ( 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water )
- White onions and spring onions ( for garnish )
- Oil for frying
Steps :
1. Prepare the cleaned pompano and slice shallow slits on each side. Season with salt and pepper. Fry in a shallow pan with hot oil until golden. Flip if needed. Set aside.
2. In another pan, heat up some oil and saute some ginger, garlic, and onions until aromatic. Pour in calamansi juice, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Mix well.
3. Once simmering, pour in water, pepper and sugar. Cook for a few minutes until simmering again. Add in slurry. Mix until it thickens.
4. Place in the fried fishes. Baste with the sauce. Garnish with onion rings and spring onions. Enjoy !
Questions :
- Pompano Steak calories
There are around 130 calories per 100 grams.
- Additional ingredients for the Pompano Steak Sauce :
There are a number of best sauces for fish steak. Some as simple as the FIlipino steak sauce above, to a Lemon Butter sauce ( made of butter, lemon juice, and garlic ), Herb Garlic Sauce ( using olive oil, dill, garlic, and parsley ), Black Pepper Sauce (pepper, soy sauce, and butter ), Creamy Garlic Parmesan ( garlic, cream, and parmesan cheese ), or Cajun Butter Sauce ( butter, garlic, and cajun spices or cajun powder ).
- Other fishes to use :
- Other choices include Salmon, using the steak cut to make “Salmon Steak Filipino Style“, using the steak cut makes it easier to cook as well as absorb the flavors better.
- You can also use tuna-steak cut. How to Cook Tuna Steak Filipino style ? Similar to the salmon or how you would pompano. Season then fry your choice of fish, take this out and make your base sauce, if it’s too watery thicken this with a slurry. Once thickened, add back the fried fish. Once fully coated, garnish with onions or spring onions.
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Mga Sangkap :
- 1 kilo Pompano steak
- Luya ( hiniwa ng pahaba )
- 5 butil ng bawang ( tinadtad )
- 1 sibuyas ( hiniwa )
- ¼ tasa calamansi juice
- ¼ tasa soy sauce
- 1 kutsara ng oyster sauce
- 1 tasa ng tubig
- Paminta panlasa
- ½ kutsara ng asukal
- Slurry ( 1 kutsara ng cornstarch + 2 kutsara ng tubig )
- Sibuyas at Dahon ng sibuyas ( pang dekorasyon )
- Mantika pang prito
Paano Lutuin :
- Ihanda ang mga malinis na pompano, bigyan ang mga ito ng mababaw na hiwa sa bawat gilid. I-season ng asin at paminta ang mga ito. Iprito sa kawali na may mainit na mantika hanggang mag kayumanggi. Pag Baliktaran kung kinakailangan. Itabi.
- Sa ibang kawali, uminit ng manitka at lutuin ang mga luya, bawang, at sibuyas hanggang mabango. Haluan ng calamansi, soy sauce, at oyster sauce.
- Pag kumukulo na, haluan ng tubig, paminta, at asukal. Lutuin ng ilang minto hanggang klumulo ulit. Lagyan ng slurry, haluan hanggang kumapal.
- Ibalik dito ang mga pritong isda. I-baste ng sarsa at dekorasyonan ng sibuyas at dahon ng sibuyas. Ienjoy!
