Name: Sinigang Na Tilapia Sa Dilaw
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp cooking oil; 2 tbsp garlic; ¼ cup red onions; 2 thumb-sized turmeric; 1 stalk lemongrass; 3 dried kaffir lime leaves; ¼ cup tomatoes; ½ cup miso paste; ½ cup tamarind paste; 2 whole medium-sized tilapia; 2 cups mustasa leaves; 1 bundle sigarilyas; 1 large labanos; 2 red chilies; ½ cup wansoy; 2 tbsp fish sauce; salt and black pepper ground

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In a blender, pulse garlic, onions, fresh turmeric, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. Add about 2 tbsp of oil to create a paste. You can also opt to pound it in a mortar and pestle until you create a paste.

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Place stock pot on medium heat and pour in your cooking oil. Sauté paste for about 2–3 minutes and then add tomatoes and sauté for another 2 minutes or until tomatoes are soft and roasted. Add the miso paste and sauté for another minute before pouring in the tamarind water.

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Add about 500ml of water and let simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes before dropping the fish. Let simmer for about 5-7 minutes before dropping the mustasa leaves, sigarilyas, and labanos.

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