Filipino Kinilaw

Name: Filipino Kinilaw
Prep time: 25 min
Yield: 4 portions
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 500 g · 1 lb very fresh tuna or Spanish mackerel, sashimi grade, cubed; 160 ml · ¾ cup coconut or cane vinegar; 45 ml · 3 tbsp calamansi juice; 25 g · 2 tbsp ginger, julienned; 100 g · 1 small red onion, sliced; 6 g · 3 chilies bird's eye chilies, sliced; 100 g · ½ cucumber cucumber, diced, optional; 5 g · 1 tsp salt; 1 g · ½ tsp black pepper

🍽 Serves 4⏱ Prep 25 min⏳ Rest 15 min🌍 Filipino

Very fresh raw fish cured in vinegar and calamansi with ginger, onion and chili.

📍 Visayas · Philippines

The story of the dish

Kinilaw is one of the oldest Filipino dishes: remains of fish and souring fruits found in Butuan date back about 1,000 years, long before ceviche reached Asia.

The name: Kinilaw comes from kilaw, 'eaten fresh' or 'raw'.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
very fresh tuna or Spanish mackerel sashimi grade, cubed	≈ 500 g	≈ 1 lb
coconut or cane vinegar	≈ 160 ml	≈ ¾ cup
calamansi juice	≈ 45 ml	≈ 3 tbsp
ginger julienned	≈ 25 g	≈ 2 tbsp
red onion sliced	≈ 100 g	≈ 1 small
bird's eye chilies sliced	≈ 6 g	≈ 3 chilies
cucumber diced, optional	≈ 100 g	≈ ½ cucumber
salt	≈ 5 g	≈ 1 tsp
black pepper	≈ 1 g	≈ ½ tsp

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: sharp knife · cutting board

Method

Rinse the fish cubes in a little vinegar and drain (this firms them).
Mix with fresh vinegar, calamansi juice and salt.
Add ginger, onion, chilies and cucumber.
Rest 10 to 15 minutes in the fridge, stirring once.
Season with pepper and serve cold.

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Use only the freshest fish and a non-metal bowl.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 4

180kcal

32 gprotein

7 gcarbs

2 gfat

Allergens

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