Sweet and Sour Bangus (Milkfish)
Sweet andSour Bangus is a Filipino favorite featuring crispy milkfish topped with avibrant, tangy-sweet sauce loaded with veggies—a perfect mix of flavor andtexture in every bite!
Ingredients
For the Bangus
- 1 large bangus milkfish, cleaned and butterflied
- 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger sliced
- 1 stalk green onion chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vinegar
- ¼ cup cornstarch for coating
- Oil spray for air fryer
For the Sauce
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 thumb-sized ginger julienned
- 1 large onion sliced
- 5 pcs mushrooms sliced
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 10 –15 pcs snow peas
- 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 –3 tsp fish sauce
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 pc green onion sliced (for garnish)
- Slurry: 2 tbsp cornstarch + 4 tbsp water
Instructions
Marinate the Bangus
- In a bowl, combine bangus, ginger, green onion, salt, and vinegar.
- Let marinate for 15 minutes to absorb the flavor.
Air Fry the Fish
- Pat the bangus dry. Coat evenly with ¼ cup cornstarch.
- Spray both sides with oil.
- Place in a preheated air fryer at 400°F and cook for 20 minutes or until golden and crispy.
Prepare the sweet and sour sauce
- In a pan, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
- Sauté ginger, onion, and mushrooms until fragrant and slightly browned.
- Add vegetable broth, salt, pepper, and snow peas. Simmer for 2–3 minutes.
- Stir in ketchup and sugar, then boil for 1 minute.
- Add red bell pepper and fish sauce, stir gently.
- Pour in the cornstarch slurry, stir until the sauce thickens.
- Turn off heat and add sliced green onions.
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Notes
Place the crispy bangus on a plate and pour the sweet and sour sauce over the top. Garnish with extra green onions if desired. Serve with steamed rice.