Sarciadong Bulad is something new to me. Well, not completely new, but still new.
I know about Sarciadong Isda which is a dish made up of fried fish then simmered with tomatoes, onion, ginger, garlic, and eggs. (More about Sarciado/Sarsiado here.) But I didn’t know that you can do this with bulad, too.
Bulad (we call it Bulad in our hometown) or Buwad/Daing is salted dried fish. We commonly eat it during breakfast (yes, breakfast😅) with rice, fried egg and your preferred sides.
Bulad is not something I liked eating as a kid due to its pungent smell (yeah, I know😬). But as time passes and witnessed how the elders enjoyed them, I gave in and loved it, too. (Talking about Bulad had me craving for this.)
Non-meat meals like Sarciadong Bulad is usually enjoyed during Holy Week. Am I right? Correct me if I am wrong because I am not observing Holy Week.
WHAT IS SARCIADONG BULAD?
Sarciadong Bulad is very similar to Sarciadong Isda – the fish is fried then simmered with tomatoes, onion, ginger, and garlic. I didn’t add eggs to this dish; instead, I cooked it separately. And because I love to keep the crispiness of the Bulad, I just put them over the “sauce”.
NOTES:
- You can simmer the fried salted dried fish with the “sauce”, but I’d like to keep the crispiness of the fish so I didn’t do it.
- Also, you can add eggs to the sauce like how you make Sarciadong Isda but I’d like to enjoy it separately.
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Sarciadong Bulad/Buwad/Daing
Ingredients
- Cooking oil
- 3-5 Bulad (salted dried fish)
- 1 thumb size ginger sliced
- 3 cloves garlic copped
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 tomato sliced
- ¼ cup red bell pepper sliced
- 1 green chili sliced
- ½ – 2/3 cup water
- Spring onions sliced
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Fried eggs with tomatoes (optional)
- Cook white rice to serve
Instructions
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In a pan over medium heat, add cooking oil. When the oil is hot enough, fry the salted dried fish on both sides until cooked. Remove from the pan and transfer to a plate. Discard the oil.
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Using the same pan, add cooking oil. When the oil is hot enough, add ginger and garlic; cook for about 1 minute. Add sliced onion, tomato, red bell pepper, and chili; cook until soft. Add water (depending on how “saucy” you dish to be) and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
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Add spring onions, then season with salt & pepper.
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Transfer the sauce to a plate and top with the fried salted dried fish.
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Serve with warm cooked white rice. I also like to have fried eggs with tomatoes on the side.
Recipe Notes
- You can simmer the fried salted dried fish with the “sauce”, but I’d like to keep the crispiness of the fish so I didn’t do it.
- Also, you can add eggs to the sauce like how you make Sarciadong Isda but I’d like to enjoy it separately.
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