I was saving my stock fish in the fridge from spoiling due to a power interruption, turning food leftovers into a new dish.

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lhes4.3 K8 months agoPeakD3 min read

As you may remember, the previous week, we were hit by typhoon Kristine here in my country, the Philippines. This caused power interruption for three days and water for a week, which was not good timing as I had more than a kilo of fish in the fridge! I forgot about it in the first two days because I was stressed! I removed it from the refrigerator on the third day, and it was already defrosted! I thought of cooking it as paksiwto save it from spoiling, but the ingredients weren't complete. So, I just poured vinegar, salt, and black pepper. After, I kept it back.

The other day, when I was thinking about what to cook, I remembered that there was a lot. I took a few pieces and fried them. Somehow, they tasted better; however, there were still leftovers.

Being raised that wasting food is like a mortal sin, I resorted to recycling it into another dish!

Here is what I need.

Onion
Egg
Crispy fry

Here are the steps on how I cook it.

Remove the fish bones. It is much easier if you remove the meat directly.

Place all the fish meat on the chopping board and chop it thinly.

Mince would rather like to know how to do it with garlic.

Mince one piece of onion. Then, pour it into a bowl together with the meat fish.

Get two eggs and beat it until it was flappy.

Pour it into the mixture and add seasonings. Salt, black pepper, crispy fry (flour), and others based on your preferences.

Ensure to mix it thoroughly.

Heat the cooking pan and pour the oil. Then, use a spoon to place the mixture. It was necessary for me to measure the thickness. Then, form it into a circle like a patty.