Brilio.net - Processing milkfish is often a challenge for many people. Although the meat is soft and tastes delicious, milkfish is known to have many fine bones that can make the cooking process less enjoyable. For those who are less experienced, these bones can be a major obstacle that reduces the pleasure of eating milkfish .
One of the main challenges in processing milkfish is how to remove the fine bones. Unlike other fish, milkfish bones are more numerous and spread throughout its body, so it requires a special technique to clean it. This process is not only time-consuming, but also requires extra care and patience. Many people end up choosing to buy milkfish that has been cleaned, even though it is more expensive, to avoid this hassle.
In addition to buying cooked milkfish, one of the most common ways to process milkfish is by using a pressure cooker. Pressure cookers are known to make milkfish bones softer and mix with the meat. Therefore, milkfish will be safer to consume.
However, if you don't have a pressure cooker at home, you can use the trick done by Instagram user @nikadewanti in processing milkfish. Through one of the videos uploaded, she admitted that she could make a more practical milkfish dish without having to clean the fine bones.
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @nikadewanti on Thursday (7/11), the method used is to blend the fish meat. Yup! This fish meat will be blended with its fine bones, so that the texture is smoother and easier to consume. To make it tastier, this milkfish meat is then mixed with other ingredients.
photo: Instagram/@nikadewanti
To be more precise, prepare milkfish whose guts and scales have been cleaned. Then pound the outside of the fish until the meat is crushed. If the inside is crushed, break the tailbone, then pull out the large bone in the middle of the fish from the head.
photo: Instagram/@nikadewanti
Next, scoop out the fish meat using a spoon. If necessary, you can flip the fish skin and scoop out the remaining meat that sticks to the skin. Now, immediately blend the fish meat with a little water to make it easier to crush, along with its fine bones.
photo: Instagram/@nikadewanti
Then add the spices, such as 90-100 grams of ground roasted coconut, 12 shallots, 8 garlic cloves, 1.5 tsp pepper, 3 tbsp coriander, 1/2 nutmeg, 3 tsp salt, 3 tsp granulated sugar, and 1 packet of seasoning. Stir all the ingredients until well blended.
Then take the milkfish skin that has been scooped out of meat. Then put in the processed fish meat that has been seasoned. You can use a piping bag so that the printed dough results are neater. If so, wrap each milkfish one by one using banana leaves.
photo: Instagram/@nikadewanti
Well, this milkfish can be steamed directly for 30 minutes. When it is cooked, grill the milkfish in a non-stick teflon so that the aroma is more delicious. After that, take and open the banana leaf wrap. Then cut the milkfish into pieces so that it is easier to consume.
Since it was uploaded on Tuesday (11/5), the video about the trick of processing milkfish has been watched more than 1 million times. Many other Instagram users then gave direct responses in the comments column. Most netizens admitted to being interested in trying the recipe directly.
"Sis, how can it be done that way, thanks for the recipe sis," explained Instagram @masakgampang_id.
"Seriously, this is really awesome, sis," said Instagram user @dapurmaretta.
"So when you eat it, you don't have to worry about the thorns anymore," said Instagram @vivionk.
"Thank you, sis... for the recipe," wrote the Instagram account @yuniaristyani.
"Wow, it's delicious, you have to try it," commented the Instagram account @novita_widya80.