4.7 from 18 votes
Pinaputok na Tilapia
Filipino-style baked fish is easy to make and so tasty! Generously stuffed with tomatoes and onions, this pinaputok na tilapia is moist, flavorful, and delicious with steamed rice.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 317 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 2 whole tilapia, scaled and gutted
- 3 tablespoons tamarind base powder
- 2 large Roma tomatoes, diced
- 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 thumb-size ginger, peeled and minced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- salt and pepper to taste
For the Dipping Sauce
- calamansi juice to taste
- soy sauce to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Rinse tilapia well, rinsing cavity well. Pat dry. Make two or three slits across the body of the fish on both sides.
- Rub both fish all over, including the cavity, with 2 tablespoons of the tamarind base powder. Let stand for about 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, combine tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic, the remaining 1 tablespoon of tamarind powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to distribute.
- Stuff each fish's cavity with tomato-onion mixture.
- Liberally brush the outside of both fish with butter and Individually wrap in aluminum foil, Double wrap to prevent juices from leaking.
- Place fish packets on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes or until fish is cooked through.
- Serve hot with dipping sauce.
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Dipping sauce
- Combine calamansi juice and soy sauce to taste.
Notes
- For added aroma, wrap the tilapia in banana leaves instead of aluminum foil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
317kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
47g
(94%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
128mg
(43%)
Sodium
174mg
(7%)
Potassium
874mg
(25%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
433IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 317
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 317kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 47g | 94% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 128mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 174mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 874mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 433IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.