Rellenong Bangus - Stuffed Milkfish

Ingredients:
2 med. sized bangus or milkfish (800 gms)
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. calamansi or lemon juice
1/8 tsp. pepper

Pinch of salt
1/4 c. water c. water

2 tbs. cooking oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, finely chopped
1/3 c. tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. butter or margarine
1/3 c. peas, drained
1/4 c. raisins
1/4 c. potatoes, diced finely then fried
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. cooking oil

Instructions:
Clean fish. Pound to soften. Slit back to open and remove backbone. Scrape meat with a spoon or knife. Keep skin in 1 piece. Soak skin in mixture of calamansi juice (or lemon juice), soy sauce and pepper. Set aside. Boil bangus flesh with pinch of salt and 1/4 cut water, until color changes. Set aside. Drain. Pick bones.

Sauté garlic, onion and tomatoes in hot oil. Add fish and season. Cook 5 minutes. Remove from fire. Put in margarine, peas, raisin, fried potatoes, and eggs. Mix thoroughly. Stuff fish skin with mixture and sew opening. Dredge in flour and fry until brown. Arrange on a platter, garnish with kinchay, or Chinese celery, tomatoes and slices of lemon.