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Crispy Tilapia Paksiw Envelopes with Black Garlic Escabeche & Charred Eggplant Purée

Name: Crispy Tilapia Paksiw Envelopes with Black Garlic Escabeche & Charred Eggplant Purée
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 tilapia fillets (5 oz each), skin removed, halved lengthwise; 3 sheets phyllo dough; 2 tbsp clarified butter, melted; 1 tbsp calamansi juice; 2 bay leaves; 8 black peppercorns; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; ½ cup white vinegar; 1 medium eggplant; 3 black garlic cloves, minced; 2 oz heavy cream; fine sea salt to taste; white pepper; 1 carrot, julienned; ¼ cup shallot vinegar; 1 tsp fish sauce; edible flowers for garnish

Tender tilapia fillets folded with traditional paksiw aromatics—vinegar, bay leaves, black peppercorns—are wrapped in phyllo dough and baked until shatteringly crisp. Served alongside a silky charred eggplant purée laced with black garlic, and a sharp escabeche of pickled vegetables, this dish honors the braise while reinventing its texture and structure.

589calper serving 36gprotein 46gcarbs 30gfat 35min prep 35min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this