Sarsiado facts for kids
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| Course | Main course |
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| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Fish, tomato, eggs |
Sarsiado is a yummy fish dish from the Philippines. It's special because it uses tomatoes and eggs to make a tasty sauce! Sometimes people spell it sarciado.
The name sarsiado comes from the Tagalog language. It means "cooked with a thick sauce". This name comes from the Filipino word sarsa, which means "sauce". Sarsa itself comes from the Spanish word salsa, which also means "sauce".
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How to Make Sarsiado
Sarsiado is a popular dish in the Philippines. It features a delicious sauce mostly made from tomatoes and eggs. Making sarsiado involves a few steps to get the fish and sauce just right.
Preparing the Fish
First, you need to get the fish ready. Often, people use bangus, also known as milkfish.
- The fish is cleaned carefully. This means removing its gills and other parts.
- Next, it's rubbed with salt.
- Then, the fish is washed to make sure it's super clean.
After cleaning, the fish is cooked. It's usually fried in a pan with a little oil, called shallow-frying. Sometimes, it's deep-fried until it's perfectly cooked. Other types of fish, like tilapia, can also be used instead of milkfish.
Making the Special Sauce
The sauce for sarsiado is called sarsa. It's cooked in a separate pan.
- First, garlic, onion, and tomatoes are lightly fried together. This is called "sauteing."
- They are cooked in that order until they are soft. Sometimes, a little water is added to keep the sauce moist.
- Then, beaten eggs are added to the pan. They are cooked until they are just barely done.
- Sometimes, a little bit of something sour or sweet is added to the sarsa to make the flavor even better.
The sauce often has a special flavor mix called "guisado." This is when garlic, onion, and tomatoes are sauteed together. Sometimes, the tomatoes are left out, depending on the dish.
Sarsiado: A Combination Dish
Sarsiado is like putting two different dishes together. It's a mix of:
- Piniritong isda, which means "fried fish."
- Tomato-scrambled eggs, which make up the sarsa (sauce).
This is similar to a Chinese dish that combines stir-fried tomatoes and scrambled eggs. Another similar Filipino dish is a version of escabeche. Escabeche also has fried fish topped with a tasty sauce.
