Chanos, or dairy fish, is common inFilipino cuisine. Mostly it lives near the islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans. This fatty fish has a very good taste. It can be fried, boiled, baked and stuffed. Here are a few recipes for how to make milk fish.
Fried fish 
In order to delicious fry chanos, you will need:
- dairy fish - 2-4 pieces of fillets;
- garlic - several denticles;
- lemon or lime juice - 4 table. spoons;
- soy sauce - 4 table. spoons;
- pepper, salt;
- olive oil.
Preparation of milk fish
1st step
Peel the garlic and grind it with anyway. In a small container, mix garlic, soy sauce, salt, pepper and lemon juice for marinade. Whip the resulting mass with a whisk. Must be a stable emulsion. Put the fillet of chalice in a bowl and pour the marinade. Make sure that the fish is covered with sauce from all sides. Cover the container with food film or lid, put in the refrigerator. It is best to milk the milk fish, if you leave it for the night, but you can only stop for several hours.
Step 2
For frying, use a heavy frying pan with a thickbottom. In it, heat the oil. Remove the fish from the marinade. Lightly pat dry with paper towels or a towel. Too moist a fillet will not allow to form a crispy crust. As soon as the oil has heated, put the pieces of fish in a frying pan. Dairy fish fried for 5 minutes on each side. It is best served with a side dish of rice and vegetables.
Tip
If you can not find the dairy fish, you cantry to replace it with a mullet. However, most likely, you will lose a little in taste, as the chanos has a tender sweetish flavor that distinguishes it from other fish species.
Stuffed Hanos 
Prepare stuffed milk fish. For this you need:
- two whole fish chunks of chanos;
- soy sauce, lemon juice - two tables. spoons;
- middle head of onion;
- garlic;
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc .;
- 100 grams (half a cup) of green peas, can be preserved;
- a third of a glass of raisins;
- the egg is fresh;
- breading (or bread crumbs);
- olive oil;
- corn starch.
Technology of preparation
1st step
Fish need to be gutted, dried.Pulp of milk fish scrape with a sharp edge of the spoon, transfer it into a bowl. To it, add lemon juice and soy sauce. Stir, cover with a film and marinate.
Step 2
Preheat the oil. In it, save garlic and onions.Once the vegetables become translucent, add fish minced to them. Fry the mixture for 5 minutes. Stir. Add salt and pepper. Put in polish peas washed with raisins. Bulgarian pepper, peel, cut into small pieces. Add to the vegetables. Mix everything, try salt. Do not fry for more than 3-4 minutes. Then put cool.
Step 3
Stuff stuff the skin of milk fish.With the help of a culinary (or conventional) thread sew the edges. Slightly roll the carcass in cornstarch. Wrap the hanos in a foil, put in a baking sheet or mold and put in the oven for 20 minutes. The temperature is 220 degrees. After this, unfold the foil and hold the fish in the oven until a golden crust is formed.
Bon Appetit!
