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Kusido

Kusido is a clean, tangy tilapia soup with ginger, calamansi, and tender greens.

20 minutes · Serves 4

Ingredients for Kusido

  • 2 lb tilapia, sliced into serving pieces
  • 3 tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 3 long green peppers
  • 3 thumb-sized pieces ginger, crushed
  • 1 bunch sweet potato leaves
  • 1/4 cup calamansi juice
  • 1 quart water
  • Salt, to taste

How to cook Kusido

  1. 1.Bring water to a boil in a cooking pot.
  2. 2.Add tomatoes, onion, ginger, and long green peppers; simmer for 3 minutes.
  3. 3.Add tilapia and simmer gently for 7 to 10 minutes, until the fish is cooked through.
  4. 4.Stir in calamansi juice and season with salt.
  5. 5.Add sweet potato leaves and cook for 1 minute, just until wilted. Serve hot.
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