Kusidong Isda

Kusidong Isda is a simple Filipino fish soup dish simply cooked in water alongside aromatics such as ginger, garlic, and shallots together with balaw, tomatoes and a citrus called calamansi.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 kg fish (any type of fish)
• 4 cups rice wash
• 1/3 cup calamansi or lemon juice
• 2 tbsp bagoong alamang or balaw
• 3 stalks green onions, sliced
• 2 pcs medium tomato, quartered
• 4 cloves garlic, pounded
• 1 thumb size ginger, thinly sliced
• 3 pcs small shallots, quartered
• freshly ground black pepper
• salt
• chillies

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Pour rice wash in a pot together with ginger, shallots, and tomatoes, bring to a quick boil, simmer in medium heat until tomatoes are tender.
2. 2Add fish and bagoong alamang/balaw then cover the pot. Continue to simmer for 5 minutes or until fish is cooked.
3. 3Pour calamansi/lemon juice, add the chillies and spring onions, then simmer for 1 more minute.
4. 4Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, turn off the heat then serve.