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Mama Sita's

Sari-saring Sinugba

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Fish steaks grilled with Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce, calamansi, and black pepper, then served with grilled seafood. Simply serve warm.

  • Preparation time: Prep 45 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 13 min
  • Yield: 3-4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Ingredients: 26 ingredients
  • Steps: 11 steps

First published

Watercolor of a cooking pot
One of Mama Sita’s own paintings

Ingredients

Check off each ingredient as you go.

A. For the Ala Pobre Sauce

B. For Teriyaki Sauce

C. For Chili Calamansi Sauce

Instructions

  1. In a medium-sized bowl, combine fish and calamansi juice. Massage fish until well-coated with juice.

  2. Add the Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce and ground pepper. Mix well. Set aside for 10 minutes.

  3. Pre heat a charcoal grill. Cook fish for 3-4 minutes on each side, basting each side of steak once with oil.

  4. Remove from grill and serve with your choice of oyster-based sauces: Ala Pobre, Teriyaki, and Chili Calamansi

For the Ala Pobre sauce

  1. For the sauce: In a small sauce pot, heat oil and saute garlic until softened. Add the water, Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce, and dissolved cornstarch. Stir well.

  2. Bring to a boil and simmer until the sauce has thickened.

For Teriyaki Sauce

  1. For the sauce: In a small sauce pot, heat oil and saute garlic until softened. Add the ginger and saute for 30 seconds.

  2. Add water, Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce, and dissolved cornstarch. Stir well.

  3. Bring to a boil and simmer until the sauce has thickened.

  4. Add the sesame seeds and spring onions. Mix well.

For Chili Calamansi Sauce

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Serve with your choice of grilled seafoods (sugba).