Value-Added Products From Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) for Business

November 17, 2009 by BizMind
Filed under Business Opportunities, Food Processing, Homebusiness

Tilapia is one of the many aqua products that will earn you money especially if you know how to make value-added products. But you have a problem. You don’t know what value-added products to make from tilapia. Don’t worry. Here are simple skills and easy to follow steps you can try today. Read on…

How to Make Breaded Tilapia

Ingredients
*Fish
*Breadcrumbs
*Salt
*Cooking oil
*Batter mix
*Brine solution

Procedures:
1. Soak sticks in a 10% brine solution for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
2. Coat with batter mix and roll in breadcrumbs.
3. Deep fry until light brown.
4. Cool.
5. Pack in polyethylene bag. Keep frozen for longer storage.

How to Make Tilapia Rolls

Materials:
*Tilapia sticks (desired size)
*Lumpia wrapper

Marinating Solution:
*2 cups soy sauce
*1 tbsp ground pepper
*1 clove ground garlic
*½ cup Calamansi juice

Procedure:
1. Marinate sticks for 1 hour (marinating solution can be used twice).
2. Drain
3. Wrap with lumpia wrapper
4. Pack in polyethylene bag.
5. Keep frozen for longer storage.

How to Make Tilapia Longganisa

Ingredients:
*1 kilo minced tilapia flesh
*3 tbsp brown sugar
*5 tbsp vinegar
*1 cup ground garlic
*1 tbsp ground pepper

Procedure:
1. Cut the tilapia into cubes and pass through the grinder.
2. Wash minced fish with chilled 0.3% brine solution.
3. Mixed all ingredients and blend well.
4. Stuff manually in a pig casing.
5. Tie it with a cotton thread in equal distance of about 2 inches.
6. Pack and keep frozen for longer storage.

How to Make Tilapia Tocino

Ingredients:
*Tilapia fillet
*1 tbsp black pepper
*1 clove crushed garlic
*1 cup brown sugar
*1 cup soy sauce

Procedure:
1. Cut the filleted fish into halves.
2. Mix the brown sugar, and soy sauce together to dissolve.
3. Pour the mixture over the tilapia fillet.
4. Soak for 6 hours. Drain.
5. Sun/air-dry until dry to touch.
6. Pack in a polyethylene bag.
7. Keep frozen for longer storage.

For more information, you may write to or inquire at:

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Regional Office No. 02
Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines, 3500
Tel. Nos.: (078) 844-4252 / 844-4261
Telefax: (078) 844-5331 / 846-3661
Email address: bfar_ro2@yahoo.com