Last weekend my friend and I did a double header milkfish fishing. For the past few weekends, we usually just fish on Saturdays, never on Sundays. Last weekend however was different. Our saturday fishing was absolutely horrible. We only caught one fish for almost 12 hours worth of fishing! We were really feeling terrible for it that we decided to come back the following day!
And come back we did!
We only went in the afternoon though as there were some things that needs to be done on Sunday mornings. This time however, we were really nailing it. Our bangus friends were putting up a huge fights which increased our excitement. Marlo, our Coloong buddy was helping us as usual.
In one of our catches, Marlo was handling the landing net when my friend caught a lively bangus. Marlo got surprised and he let go of the net into the pond. He actually chased after the landing net and jumped right into the pond. It was quite a sight. Too bad I didn't bring my camera with me.
We went home a few hours after satisfied and a few kilos of bangus heavier. Our ruffled feathers were soothed and now were eagerly looking towards the next weekend for another round of fishing in Coloong.
In my previous post, I showed videos on how to debone milkfish (bangus). This time, I'll write a little bit about some milkfish dishes that you can try. Of course I'm no great cook! The only milkfish dish that I can do is grilled and fried. :)
Some folks however know what they are doing so I'm just going to link to their milkfish recipes here. Enjoy!
He invented Steam Digester to reduce the time needed to cook foods. Basically what the steamer do is tighten the air pressure inside it to increase the boiling point of water, therefore the food would be cooked faster. ...
Add the milk fish, finger pepper, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook over a low heat for another more 5 minutes. · Stir the pechay leaves and let it boil for a further 2 minutes or until the pechay leaves were already half-cooked. ...
You are looking at the fried spring rolls that we had for dinner tonight. I can only hope that my husband who is in Boracay for four days with his officemates can read this entry so he'll know what he's missing.
My fifteen-minute fish soup made with boneless bangus belly fillets, shallots, tomatoes, garlic and onion leaves. It went into the kids' school lunch boxes. There is much confusion about the nature of shallots as the name is often ...
Filipino Recipes – Rellenong Bangus (Stuffed Milkfish)
Rellenong bangus (stuffed milkfish) is considered a special dish in the Philippines because of the work amount involved in the cooking preparation. The process of cooking includes a lot of processes, from the vegetable preparation to ...
Inihaw na bangus is quite popular where I grew up. Visit www.pinoy-recipes.com for more mouth watering Pinoy recipe. That is because I used to live half a mile from the sea. This particular Pinoy recipe is very ordinary and had eaten this almost ever...
As I've been focusing a lot on catching milkfish these days, the frequent question I ask myself after landing a few kilos is: now how do I cook these things. Cooking bangus can be quite fun if you know what you're doing. The only problem with the milkfish is that they are 'bony'. There are a lot of bones sticking out so it pays to really know what you are doing.
The first order of the day then is how to debone a milkfish. These videos should show you how.
Boneless Bangus Procedure
Actual deboning of Milkfish "Bangus". A fish vendor in Urdaneta Pangasinan shows her skills in bangus deboning.
The first video was done quite fast. This next one is a bit slower and easier to follow.
Where to go fishing in Manila? This is a question that my friend and I asked ourselves when we decided to really pursue our plans of doing a little fishing. This one we have already solved as we've actually found a very nice fishing venue right in the heart of Manila. I'm talking about Kapitan Larry's fishing pond in Valenzuela. I've been going there for more than a month now and it has been really fun. We're still mastering our fishing skills so this location is really suitable. I'm specializing in bangus fishing so this place is really ideal.
Kapitan Larry's fishing pond is very easy to go to. Just follow the map below and you should be able to find it. You can also find more information at valenzuelafishing.com.
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