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Sarciado

Crispy fried fish simmered in a savory tomato and egg sauce with garlic, onions, and green onions. A comforting Filipino favorite perfect with warm rice.

Difficulty Medium
Time 20 min
Servings 2
Ingredients 10
Steps 9
Sarciado
Filipino Updated 8/5/2025

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 1 fish cleaned
  • 4 grams maggi magic sarap
  • 1 piece onion chopped
  • 3 pieces tomato diced
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 green onion chopped
  • 2 egg beaten
  • 3/4 cup cooking oil
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • ground black pepper and fish sauce

Instructions

9 cooking steps

  1. Rub Maggi Magic Sarap all over the fish.
  2. Heat ¾ cup of cooking oil in a pan. Fry both sides of the fish until until the color turns golden brown. Remove the fish from the pan. Set aside.
  3. Reduce the oil that was used to fry the fish to 3 tablespoons. Saute the garlic, onion, and tomato.
  4. Season with ground black pepper and fish sauce once the onion and tomatoes soften.
  5. Pour water. Let it boil. Simmer for 3 minutes.
  6. Add the chopped green onions and pour the beaten eggs. Quickly stir. Cook for 2 minutes.
  7. Put the fried fish back into the pan. Continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes.
  8. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with rice.
  9. Share and enjoy!

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