Sarciadong Tuyo

Sarciadong tuyo is a Filipino dry fish dish, made by simmering fried tuyo in a sauce made by tomatoes, onion, green chilis, ginger, sugar, salt, pepper and oil. Instant gourmet tuyo at home! With the sarciadong tuyo, you won’t need extra vinegar dip and dive in it already with your big bowl of garlic fried rice. The crispy and salty tuyo went from being an economic dish to 5-star dish.

SARCIADONG TUYO RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 9 pieces dried fish
• 4 pieces tomatoes (diced)
• 1 medium white onion (cut into rings)
• 2 pieces long green chilies (chopped)
• 1 piece small ginger (chopped)
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste
• oil (for frying and sauteing)

Directions:

1. Prepare the tomatoes and slice them into large chunks. Transfer them to a bowl and set aside.
2. Wash the onions and slice them into rings. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
3. Prepare the long green chilies and slice them into diagonal pieces. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
4. Peel the ginger and slice into small strips. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
5. Heat some oil in a pan and fry the dried fish. Flip to cook the other side. Once cooked, remove them from the pan and set aside.
6. Heat some oil in another pan. Add in the onion rings and saute for a few minutes until soft. Then, add the ginger and tomatoes. Continue sauteing for a few minutes while gently crushing the tomatoes to extract the juice. Then, add the green chilies and some sugar and salt to taste. Mix and stir well.
7. Add the fried tuyo to the pan and saute them together. Stir for a few seconds for the dried fish to absorb the sauce. After a few minutes of simmering, turn the heat off.
8. Transfer the sarciadong tuyo to a serving plate. Enjoy this with a big bowl of hot steaming rice. Yum!

SARCIADONG TUYO

Tuyo or dried fish is one of the most economic food items in the country. This fish are dried and processed with salt, making them salty and with a longer shelf life. The best thing about fried fishes is that they can be stored between 6 to 12 months! And because of its salty and savoury flavor, it is usually only 1 fish that is already enough for one meal. Amazing!

I know some people who does not like tuyo because it is “too salty”. But if you’re a breakfast person, tuyo is surely on your list of your daily silog meals. I have been introduced to tuyo ever since I was a child so I was able to savour not just the salty but the fish flavor of the tuyo. It’s not just salty, it’s also ocean-y!

Fun Fact: Did you know that there are a variety of dried fishes and not just the usual tuyo? Let me share a quick list of the top varieties of the dried fishes that you can try:

• Sapsap
• Dilis
• Danggit
• Biya
• Bisugo
• Espada

I have been enjoying fried tuyo for quite a long time together with some freshly sliced tomatoes on my silog breakfast. To make everything much simpler, I decided to make this sarciadong tuyo to already incorporate the tomatoes in the dish. The juices from the tomatoes also hydrate the fried tuyo, making the flavors richer. The balance of sweet, salty and sour is truly a wonderful way to start your day!

If you wanna know how to make sarciadong tuyo, read and follow the quick and easy steps below. Happy cooking!

HOW TO MAKE SARCIADONG TUYO

Preparing the sarciadong tuyo is super easy. It is just like frying the regular dried fish but with extra steps to make it extra special.

Start with choosing your dried fish. There are a lot of varieties out there. For this recipe, we will use the herring or the tunsoy. This variety is the most common one when we say “pabili po ng tuyo” in a sari sari store.

Start by frying the dried fish in hot oil. These fishes are dried, so there be too much oil splattering compared to when you cook a regular fish. But beware and stay on its side because tuyo fish can also burn if overcooked. Once there is no oil sizzling, flip the fish to cook the other side. The greatest determinant to know if the tuyo is cooked is when the skin turns brown and the head becomes crispy.

After frying all the tuyo, you’ll notice that the oil is very much infused with the fish flavor. Although you cannot use this oil with other dishes, this is the best oil to be used in breakfast fried rice! (Simply saute a lot of garlic in this oil and then add your day-old rice. Yum!)

For the sauce, have some fresh oil in a heated pan. The sauce will be made using freshly chopped tomatoes. To enjoy the tomatoes best, also use the seeds and the core. Saute the tomatoes in garlic and onions until aromatic and gently crush the tomatoes to release its juices.

Add the fried tuyo back to the pan to hydrate it using the juices from the tomatoes. This is where the salt meets the sour! We want a balance of tastes so make sure to add extra seasonings you want. I added a small amount of sugar. Be cautious on adding salt or fish sauce since the tuyo is already salty.

The last thing to do is to get your fried rice ready and call you family for breakfast. This is best served with eggs and veggies on the side. Yum!

COOKING TIPS

• If you want extra asim to the sauce, you can add some tomato paste or tomato sauce.
• If you want to skip crushing the tomatoes during cooking, you can opt to just chop them finely.

Sarciadong Tuyo Recipe (TAGALOG)

Mga Sangkap:

• 9 pirasong tuyong isda
• 4 pirasong kamatis (hiniwa)
• 1 puting sibuyas (hiniwa ng rings)
• 2 pirasong siling haba (hiniwa)
• 1 maliit na luya (hiniwa)
• ½ kutsaritang asukal
• asin
• paminta
• mantika (pang prito at gisa)

Paano Lutuin:

1. Ihanda ang mga kamatis at hiwain ito ng malalaki. Ilipat ang mga ito sa bowl at isantabi.
2. Hugasan ang sibuyas at hiwain ng rings. Ilipat ang mga ito sa bowl at isantabi.
3. Ihanda ang mga siling haba at hiwain ito ng diagonal. Ilipat ang mga ito sa bowl at isantabi.
4. Balatan ang luya at hiwain ng maliliit na strips. Ilipat ang mga ito sa bowl at isantabi.
5. Magpainit ng mantika sa kawali at iprito ang mga tuyo. Baliktarin ang mga ito para maluto ang kabilang side. Kapag luto na, alisin ang mga ito sa kawali at isantabi.
6. Magpainit ng mantika sa isa pang kawali. Ilagay ang mga onion rings at igisa ng ilang minuto hanggang medyo lumambot. Sunod na ilagay ang luya at kamatis. Igisa ang mga ito ng ilang minuto. Medyo durugin ang mga kamatis para lumabas ang sabaw. Huling ilagay ang mga sili at timplahan ng asin at asukal. Haluin ng mabuti.
7. Ilagay ang mga pritong tuyo sa kawali at igisa ang mga ito. Haluin ito ng ilang segundo para maabsorb ng tuyo ang sabaw galing sa kamatis. Pagkatapos ng ilang minuto, patayin ang apoy.
8. Ilipat ang sarciadong tuyo sa serving plate. Enjoyin ito kasama ng malaking bowl ng mainit na kanin. Yum!