Tuyo or dry herring is one of the most favorite breakfast for every Filipinos. For non native Filipinos, dry herrings undergo to curing by putting of salt in the fish and let it to sun dry. It has a pungent smell especially while being cooked, which is normally fried in oil.It can be eat with other food such as egg, hotdogs, tomato, vinegar but the the most well known combo is simply rice with dry herring. At the start of the pandemic, many business closed due to different restrictions, many employees force to leave their job which drives to create their own business, including the gourmet tuyo business. It can be prepare for your own consumption or even for your own business. It is delicious food to try. It can be eat for breakfast, or even for pasta dishes. But how to make gourmet tuyo?
Follow the simple steps, and try it on your own.
For the ingredients, prepare the following:
2 pack Tuyo (Dried Herring)
1 tbsp Sugar (White or Brown)
2-3 Red Chili (Siling Labuyo)
1 tbsp paprika
1 cup Olive Oil (any brand you like)
1 cup Vinegar (any brand you like)
2 garlic (crushed or cut into pieces)
1 Carrot (cut it stripe or with design if you like)
1-2 Sterilized Bottle (optional)
For the procedure:
1. Fry the tuyo in oil until you will see the skin of the fish are starting to remove. Clean the tuyo by removing the head,remove the scale and remove the spines of the fish.
2. In a casserole, heat the olive oil. Fry garlic until golden and add carrots. Then Add paprika and sugar to your desired taste.
3. Pour the vinegar and add chili (you can chopped the chili or put it as a whole). Bring to boil then add the tuyo flakes. Then remove form heat and set aside.
4. Lastly, let the flavor of dry herrings and oil mixture to combine by letting it for more than one day, then enjoy the gourmet tuyo at the comfort of your home.
Serving size: 2-3 servings
