Gourmet Tuyo (dried Herring) in Spicy Oil

Try this Gourmet Tuyo Recipe and bring your plain tuyo (dried herring) to a whole new level. Cravings solved because you can keep them longer!

Gourmet Tuyo is a current food trend in the Philippines. It is like giving our beloved dried fish a makeover and it is now more popular than ever! Whoever started this idea is simply a genius. It is funny how ‘tuyo’, which is originally considered, in the Philippines, as food of the poor (because it is cheap) became suddenly so glamorous! Although, through the passing of time, the love of Filipinos for ‘tuyo’ spread to encompass any social standing but this is now again a whole new level! AND I LOVE IT!

A bit of an info for my non-Filipino readers. ‘Tuyo’, meaning ‘dry’, is a kind of salted dried fish, usually herring. It has a pungent smell especially while being cooked, which is normally fried in oil. Here in Germany, they are also called ‘stinky fish’.  Outside the Philippines, they could be available in Asian stores but I also saw them sold in Amazon in US.

I brought back a pack of ‘tuyo’ with me from the Philippines just so I could experiment with making gourmet tuyo. The thing is, it is not easy to cook ‘tuyo’ here because of the smell. Armin hates it (smell), of course, although he is always being nice and does not complain (so much). But I always try to keep the frequency to the minimum as I do not want our neighbors complaining:-). This gourmet tuyo is actually a solution. I only have to cook all of it once and store the rest for future consumption! And I found out, based on my personal experience, that the gourmet tuyo gets better as the days past by. My bottle of gourmet tuyo has been sitting in the fridge for 10 days as of writing this post and the flavors are becoming more well blended and enhanced.

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Gourmet Tuyo (dried Herring) in Spicy oil

Try this Gourmet Tuyo Recipe and bring your plain tuyo (dried herring) to a whole new level. Cravings solved because you can keep them longer!

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Asian,Filipino

Keyword: gourmet tuyo

Servings: 5 servings

Calories: 59kcal

Author: Bebs

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS

US Customary - Metric

• 15-20 pieces Tuyo - (dried herring)
• vegetable oil - - for frying
• 1 cup olive oil - or sunflower/corn oil
• 3 cloves garlic - - cut into thin slices
• 1 red hot chilli pepper - (labuyo) - cut into slants or 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 3 pieces bay leaves
• 5-10 pieces peppercorns - - slightly crushed
• 10-20 pieces pickled olives - - cut into circles (optional)
• 1 teaspoon paprika powder

INSTRUCTIONS

• Cut off the heads and fry the tuyo in hot oil over high heat until the scales start to come off a bit. Place fried tuyo on a plate with a paper towel.
• Remove the scales and soft parts. Can also be flaked and de-boned. Arrange the fried tuyo in a glass jar.
• In a saucepan under medium-high heat, combine the olive/sunflower/corn oil, garlic and red chili pepper, bay leaves, peppercorns and olives. Bring to a boil and add paprika powder. Cook just until the garlic becomes tender and slightly browned.
• Pour the oil mixture into the jar of tuyo, let it cool down before storing in the refrigerator. Store for at least 3 days before serving to allow flavors to blend.
• Serve with steaming hot rice.

RECIPE NOTES

If you like olives, I highly recommend adding them. It adds a distinct, slightly tangy flavor that goes really well into the blend.

This recipe is only slightly hot and spicy, you can add more chili if you prefer it really spicy.

I also added some mild red chili and crushed them a bit while cooking to add more color in oil.

You can also add some pickled green chili peppers that are not so spicy for munching on.

Nutrition Facts

Gourmet Tuyo (dried Herring) in Spicy oil

Amount Per Serving

Calories 59 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5g 8%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Cholesterol 2mg 1%

Sodium 60mg 3%

Potassium 72mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 2g 1%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 0g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 6.4%

Vitamin C 16.7%

Calcium 1.5%

Iron 3.2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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