Sinaing Na Tulingan

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo tulingan (small tuna)
2 tablespoons rock salt
50 grams pork fat, sliced into strips
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup tamarind juice
3 cloves garlic
1 medium onion, sliced
1 thumbsize ginger, crushed
2 pieces siling mahaba
1/2 cup water

How to cook Sinaing Na Tulingan

• Remove gills and all internal organs of the fish. Slit both sides of the fish and press against the sides with palms of the hands to flatten the fish and soften its flesh. Wash thoroughly under running water, till water runs clear. Rub fish with salt in and out.

• In a saucepan, arrange the pork fat at the bottom. Put the fish on top side by side. Add the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes till fish is done.

For the tamarind juice:
Boil 100 grams of sampaloc in 1/2 cup water and strain.