Baked Fish

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Royal Apahap / Company Lapu-Lapu
Ingredients:

1 Large onion, sliced into rings
1 large (1/2 kilo) sea bass (apahap) or grouper (lapu-lapu)
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons water
1 quart mayonnaise

For the sauce:

1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onions
3/4 kilo tomatoes. peeled, seeded and chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground oregano
1/8 tteaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley

How to cook Royal Apahap Au Gratin:

• Arrange onion rings in baking dish. Rub with sea salt and lemon or calamansi juice. Place fish in baking dish on top of onion rings. Drizzle with olive oil and water. Bake in 350 deg Farenheit oven for 10 minutes.
• Spoon sauce over fish and bake for another 15 minutes. Top with mayonnaise, bake for another 5 minutes, then serve.

How to make the sauce:

• Over low-medium heat, saute garlic in oil until light golden brown, Add onions and saute until wilted. Add tomatoes and simmer, stirring occasionally for about 20 minutes, then add oregano , thyme, salt, pepper,and simmer for another 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste, then add parsley.

 My Notes:

For everyday cooking, I use cream dory instead of lapu-lapu and lessen the amount of tomatoes,olive oil and mayonnaise in the recipe. I also add basil which I grow in my "herb garden". Some sliced black olives also adds additional flavor to this dish. 

It's funny that I've had this recipe for a long time but I was just too lazy to type it out. I typed in the basic ingredients and voila the same recipe has been posted except my recipe had 1 cup mayonnaise.

This recipe is great not only for family meals but also when we have invited guests for dinner.