Boy d Xplorer at Home: Why Frying Milkfish (Bangus, Awa, Bolu) Splatter Too Much Hot Oil?

milkfish

🥗Healthier: tilapia

💰Cheaper: mackerel

Tilapia is lower in fat while mackerel is more affordable.

flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Almond flour adds nutrition while cornstarch is often cheaper.

Remove the fish from a blue plastic bag.

Scale the fish using a fork over the sink.

Rinse the fish under running water.

Cut along the fish's belly with a knife to remove the internal organs, cleaning them out with hands under running water.

Place the fish on a cutting board and remove the head by cutting with a knife.

Cut the fish body into several steak-like pieces.

Arrange the fish pieces on a white plate.

Generously sprinkle salt over each piece of fish.

Light a stove burner and place a small pot with oil on it.

Fry the fish pieces in the hot oil, flipping them until golden brown.

Fry the fish head as well.

Display the final fried fish pieces on a white plate.

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