Baked Lapu-Lapu with Coconut MIlk (Baked Sea Bass in Coconut Milk)- Another Very Easy Fish Recipe

"Ginataan" is a Filipino word which means a certain type of food is cooked in coconut milk. The food can be fish, vegetables, and even meat.

"Lapulapu" is the Filipino term for sea bass or grouper.

The lapu lapu is a kind of fish that thrives in salt water and is abundant in Philippine seas. It is commonly sold in wet markets all over the Philippine archipelago but a little more expensive compared to other types of fish.

It is an expensive kind of fish as it tastes better than most of the local fish. It smells less fishy than the other fish and can be cooked in many ways. It can also be fried, steamed, grilled and baked.

For the coconut milk mixture, you will need the following ingredients:

1/4 cup vegetable oil

2 cups finely chopped onions

2 tsps minced garlic

2 tsps minced ginger

1 tsp minced green Thai chili

1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes

1 tsp sugar

1 1/2 coconut milk (first extraction of kakang gata)

salt

Cooking instructions:

Heat oil and saute` the garlic, ginger, onions, chili and tomatoes.

Add the spices and the sugar

Add the coconut milk and cook until slightly thick and creamy

Add salt according to personal preference then pour over the fish.