Grilled Fish with Ampalaya
Grilled Fish with Ampalaya
Ingredients:
To prepare the fish:
Fish Fillet (Any white flesh fish)
Lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp. olive oil
To prepare Ampalaya:
Ampalaya (thinly sliced)
Tomatoes
Chopped Onion
Finely chopped garlic
2 T olive oil
1 slightly beaten egg
Pinch of sugar
Salt
Procedure:
To prepare fish:
Squeeze lemon to fish fillet, season with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil. Heat a heavy bottom pan or grill pan and place fish straight to the pan and cook 3 minutes each side until well done but still juicy.
To prepare ampalaya:
In a strainer, sprinkle salt over the ampalaya, mix thoroughly to spread the salt but not breaking them. Set aside for 20 minutes until it becomes wilted.
In a preheated pan, add oil, onion and garlic. Sauté until onion are soft but not burned. Add tomatoes and continue cooking till tomatoes are wilted, sprinkle some drops of water, add ampalaya, sprinkle a pinch of sugar and cover the pan for 2 minutes. (Don’t mix with the other ingredients; otherwise it will be very bitter) Allow to cook slowly with its steam. Add slightly beaten egg and mix. Serve immediately.
Fresh fish is at best when cooked simply. This is one of my favorite meals!! Simple, quick and easy. Here, I served with Ampalaya to make it healthier, but it could be served alone with rice and a wedge of lemon.
posted by Grace Ediza Virlouvet @ 2:04 AM
3 Comments:
What is ampalaya? I haven't heard of this before.
Ampalaya is a bitter vegetable, good for anemia. It is very common in Philippines, in fact, this one that I cooked is my first harvest. I planted some seeds here in Luanda. If I could research more on that, I will post it under food knowledge corner, planning to establish facts about vegetables as well.
Hi raquel, got some facts about ampalaya from an ampalaya website, and I quote the ff.:
"Ampalaya is a vegetable grown throughout the Philippines. It is mostly cultivated, although wild forms can be found. It grows wild in the remote areas of Mt. Banahaw. As the English name suggests (bitter melon), the melon has a bitter taste due to the presence of momordicin. There has been much research done on the effectiveness of using Momordica Charantia in the treatment of diabetes. It has been shown to increase production of beta cells by the pancreas, thereby improving the body’s ability to produce insulin. It has been recommended by the Department of Health of the Philippines, as one of the best herbal medicines for it's ability to help with liver problems, Diabetes and HIV. It is a common herb used in Chinese herbology. In the Philippines, the leaves are often used for children's coughs. It is also used in the treatment of skin diseases, sterility in women, as a parasiticide, as an antipyretic, and as a purgative."
Link to source: www.ampalaya.com
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