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Mama Sita's

Seafood

Fourteen recipes in this category.

Three whole small fish in a pale sour broth with tomato, green chilies and mustard greens on a large white oval platter, photographed from above on a wooden table

Recipes

Seafood paella with shrimp, mussels, clams, and squid in a skillet, garnished with egg and lemon

Seafood Adlai Paella

A hearty meal to share on Christmas eve

  • Cooking time: Cook 50 min
  • Servings: Serves 5–6
Whole squid braised in dark adobo sauce in a blue-and-white bowl

Adobong Pusit

Squid Adobo

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Plate of golden fried calamares squid rings with Mama Sita's Palabok Mix and a dipping sauce alongside

Calamares

Fried Squid Rings

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Golden ukoy shrimp fritters with visible shrimp tails, served with a garlic vinegar dipping sauce

Ukoy

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Sliced rellenong bangus (stuffed milkfish) patties on a plate with lettuce and pickled vegetables

Rellenong Bangus

  • Preparation time: Prep 55 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 43 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Advanced
Escabeche: fried fish strips in a sweet and sour sauce with bell pepper, carrot, and onion

Escabeche

Pan-Fried Fish in Sweet & Sour Sauce

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Pan-fried milkfish in citrus-soy sauce with seared onion rings, served with an arugula and tomato salad

Bistek na Bangus

Fried Milkfish in Citrus-Soy Marinade

  • Preparation time: Prep 35 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 12 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Bowl of paksiw na bangus: milkfish and eggplant simmered in vinegar broth

Paksiw na Bangus

  • Cooking time: Cook 13 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Ginataang hipon: shrimp in a coconut milk sauce with sliced green chili on a dark plate

Ginataang Hipon

Shrimps in Coconut Milk

  • Preparation time: Prep 25 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 9 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Beginner