Fried Fish with Manong Sauce
- 600g fresh fish (bangus /tilapia/dalagang bukid), cleaned and sliced, I used pompano
- ½ cup cooking oil
- 1.5 cup water
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour / 2 tbsp cornstarch
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp ground pepper
- 5 tbsp Datu Puti Soy Sauce
- 1 pc siling labuyo, sliced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1.5 tsp Datu Puti Vinegar
- Fry fish until golden brown. Set aside.
- In a pot, combine first six sauce ingredients in a pan. Simmer with continuous stirring until thickened.
- Add onion, garlic and vinegar. Simmer for 2 minutes. Serve.
- You can pour it over the fried fish or serve it on the side. You can also add fish to the sauce and simmer.