There is no doubt we Filipinos love our street food. And if you ask me about my favorite, it’ll have to be fish balls (or fishball). Nothing beats eating fishballs off a stick, piping hot after you just skewered them off a street vendor’s deep-frying pan. But THE best part of it all is dipping them into their famous fishball sauce. YUM!
I’ve always been curious about this well-loved fishball sauce recipe. I studied in UP Diliman and I’m sure many of you have heard that we love eating fishballs there from Manongs who sell them across the campus. It was where I got hooked on the sweet sauce, and I then moved on to the spicy version. I noticed something. It seemed to me that wherever I go, even outside the campus, the taste of the fishball sauce of every Manong fishball vendor (yes, I call all of them manong) I met had the same taste. I wondered, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!? 😀
Over the past decade or so (ugh, I’m old), I’ve asked different vendors about their sauce. Most of them took wild guesses. There were a couple who refused to tell me anything, which, to me, was an indication they really had no idea, and some were so convinced they had the right recipe.
Of course, I tried to make them at home and failed three times (twice, I was adding vinegar). It was only in late 2004 that I learned the right recipe. The manong who sold fishballs at our home in Navotas told me about his fish ball sauce recipe. The thing is, I didn’t get to making it til a year later. It was too late for me to thank him because we already moved to Malabon, but I’m forever thankful. Charot! 😀
Okay, enough blabber. I have never shared this recipe with anyone before. But because of a friend from down under (yes, you bes Mavz! 😉 ), I decided to post here. And just to make sure I’m giving you the correct fishball sauce recipe with that familiar taste we all love, I tested this twice ’cause the last time I made this was in 2011. I hope you enjoy this recipe! 🙂
Fish Ball Sauce Recipe – Just Like Manong’s!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups water
- 2 tbsps cornstarch
Update: If the sauce doesn’t thicken quickly, just add more cornstarch or flour. Do this gradually since you might end up with a very thick sauce. - 2 tbsps all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 4 tbsps Silver Swan soy sauce
I’m sure other brands will work, but I have never tried any other soy sauce. Let me know if you tried other brands and got the same taste. I think my family already had too much fishballs for me to test again. 😀
Update: We heard Marca Piña soy sauce worked well too, so it’s okay to try other brands.
- 1 small red onion, chopped or minced
I prefer minced. Make sure you only use 1 small red onion, otherwise the flavor would be too strong. But, if you prefer it that way, then go ahead. - 2 small garlic cloves, minced
Again, use small ones, but adjust to your liking. - 1 siling labuyo / chili pepper
Adjust to your preferred hotness or skip this altogether if you’re making this for kids. But, I think they’ll be okay with 1 chili. - 1 tsp salt
- Update: If you check the comments below, you’ll see some people suggested you add a few tablespoons of Sprite or 7up. So you might want to do this if in case you’re still not happy with the outcome.
I minced the garlic, onion and chili in one go using our Tupperware Speedy Chopper. 😉
How to Make Fishball Sauce
1. (NOTE: Do not put this on the stove yet.) Mix water, cornstarch, all purpose flour, brown sugar and soy sauce in a sauce pan until the dry ingredients are dissolved. The reason why you shouldn’t heat this yet is because the cornstarch won’t dissolve properly in hot water.
2. Once all the dry ingredients are dissolved, place the sauce pan over medium heat.
3. Stir often until the mixture boils.
4. Add the garlic, onions, chili and salt. Reduce heat to low.
This is the perfect time for you to start frying those fishballs! I prefer them real crunchy. We only used regular fishballs you can buy frozen from the grocery or at the market. (We’ll see if we can come up with our own fishball recipe soon for our foodie friends abroad. 😉 )
5. Stir the mixture frequently and wait til you ALMOST get the consistency or thickness you prefer.
My first attempt (shown in the photos on this post) got a li’l too thick ’cause I was already eating some of the cooked fishballs and forgot to turn off the heat. 😀 So make sure you remove the pan off the heat as soon as you see the thickness of the fishball sauce to be closer to your preference. It’ll continue to thicken because of the residual heat. 🙂
Sorry, I only had chopsticks available. 😀
That’s it! Super easy, right?! You can now transfer this to a bowl or a jar (I recycled our Biscoff cookie butter jars). Tusukin ang fishballs and dip them in this sweet, spicy fishball sauce! 😀
You can use this for fried kikiam, chicken balls and squid balls. The fun part is you can double dip all you want! Go ahead! 😉 Let us know if you’ve tried making this fishball sauce at home and how it went. Enjoy!!! 🙂
Thank you for sharing the reciqe, i will definitely try this!
No prob! Let us know how it goes. 🙂
Aaahh… memories of elementary school days… and at the risk of hepatitis or other diseases too. Hahaha!!!
Hahahahaha right!! 😀 But, I think that’s part of the fun of eating street food. 😀
na-miss kong bigla ang fishball ni Manong sa UP Campus hehehe. thanks for sharing this recipe. I’ll do this one weekend. will let you know, hope it’ll be sucessful.
Let us know!! 🙂 Nakakamiss nga rin. Gosh.
Sauce looks so yummy!..Dadagdagan pa ng Garlic pra mas yumminess,Then siling labuyo,Mmmm..Pwede na!! Ready na, na may kasamang kanin! Sarap! :Try ko talaga ito..Hahaha!! sira na namn ang Diet ko nito…Thanks sa pag Post Sweety!….♥
Adjust lang the garlic, siling labuyo and onions to your liking. The first time I made it, saktong pampulutan. I used 1 medium red onion, 4 cloves of garlic, and 2 siling labuyo. Kulang pa sa anghang for me hahaha. I adjusted this for the general taste and for kids kasi.
Gusto ko tuloy ng fishball ngayon hehehe! Thanks for sharing this! 🙂
Anytime! 🙂 We hope you like the recipe. 🙂
I tried making my own recipe of this few years back and I think It has vinegar in it that’s why it taste different from Manong’s sauce..
I remember my high school days where me and my classmates has this “suki” fishball vendor in Sucat by the name of “Mang Willy” How I wish I could see him again and ask him for his recipe too.. For me, he has the best sauce in entire Sucat, Pque.
Thanks for sharing this.. I will try this w/o the vinegar.. 🙂
My first 2 attempts had vinegar in it. And I had this breakthrough moment when one vendor (totally forgot to ask his name) told me his recipe. I had to ask him 3x if he’s sure there’s no vinegar. And he was right!! 🙂
Let me know how it goes. 🙂
thank you so much for sharing!
You’re welcome! 🙂
Is it ok to put the leftover sauce in the fridge? I want to double the recipe so i will have a sauce ready whenever i want to eat fishballs
Yes! We keep ours in the fridge too. You can reheat in a saucepan. 🙂
hi iwant to print this recipe, but it is not working.
Hi, Grace. We don’t have that feature here eh. When you print this, it’ll include everything.
Sige, we’ll add a feature for recipe printing. 🙂
thanks, it is ok now, i print everything. tagal ko na hnahanap tong recipe na ito. hehehehehe thanks for sharing.
Yayyy buti gumana. Hope you like it. 🙂
By the way, san mo nakita yung recipe namin? Did you see this on Facebook?
oo buti at gumana, sa kakapilit kong iprint kasi gsto ko nga makuha un recipe, 🙂
yes sa fb, one of my frend post the recipe kya aun, check ko agad… hehehehe
We thought a page with many followers shared this. Marami lang pala nagshare hehehe.
By the way, we added a printable version para di sayang ink. 🙂
yes i saw it…. thanks a lot…. i will try this one on weekend.
I’ll try your sauce Mhel, looks so flavorful! I’ve made some before with similar ingredients, except I did not put flour and sili. 🙂
Nakakaadik. I finished the first batch of fishballs while frying the second batch. 😀
Let me know what you think. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this. 🙂
You’re welcome, Sandra. 🙂
thanks ms mhel… this sure goes great also with my veggie fish balls 🙂
Uy, yum! Care to share your recipe for veggie fish balls? 🙂
Finally THE sauce!!!! i’ve been also trying to experiment on how to get the right consistency so I’m going to try this!!! Thanks Mhel!!!
Hahaha yeah, THE sauce! :))
Let me know how it goes. 🙂
The holy grail of sauces……it took me 30 years but thanks to you Mhel, you cracked this bitch up- the sauce code. I bow to you sensei!!!! Now to make some and maybe bathe in a tub of delish manong’s sauce! (does that sound dirty?)
Hahahahaha yeah, the last part sounded a li’l dirty, but that’s how fishballs should be enjoyed, right? 😉
Try it and let me know if you like it the same way you like manong’s. 😉
Thanks for posting this. Like u, ive tried and failed many times to make this iconic pinoy sauce. Now at last, the secret is out! BWAHAHAHAHA (complete with evil, mad scientist laugh).
But there are TWO fish ball sauces. The other one being the vinegary, onion and garlic-laden, darker sauce. Do you have the recipe for that one as well?
Bwahahahaha natawa naman ako. :)) Try it and let me know if you like this sauce too. 🙂
I can’t remember the recipe for the ‘vinegary’ version that I made before. It was good, but I like this one a lot more. 🙂
EUREKA!!! Thank you so very much Ms. Mhel 😀 My wife knows how addicted I am to Manong’s fishball. Pagdating ng hapon sa Makati, pag nakita ko na si Manong fishball, kahit bawal huminto eh humihinto ako at naghahazard para lang tumuhog ng fishball ni manong. Actually kahit nasaang lugar kami kahit naka coat & tie pa ko or kahit naka barong pa basta may nakita akong fishball sa kalye eh humihinto ako 😀 I will definitely try this one. Thanks again.
I can imagine you wearing coat & tie tapos nagtutusok ng fishballs, with matching tulo pa ng sauce sa baba. Hahaha. 😀
I hope you enjoy this recipe. Let us know how it goes. 🙂
Parang recipe rin ng sauce ng lumpiang sariwa! 1 cup water, 2tbsp soy sauce, 1/3 cup cornstarch, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 cloves chopped garlic (optional). 🙂 Triny ko rin with vinegar dati mali pala yun!
Yun nga eh, kala ko rin me vinegar. And yes, parang sauce ng lumpiang sariwa din. 🙂
Looks great! Thank you so much for sharing!
You’re welcome! 🙂
Wow!!! Thank u for sharing! Sobrang miss ko na pinas so I’ll be making this. But I hope I can find brown sugar here in Vancouver.
You’re welcome and good luck sa paghanap ng brown sugar. 🙂
Thanks!
You can find brown sugar in Walmart, Canadian Superstore, T&T, etc.
Really? Thanks! Haven’t searched the supermarket pa kase.
Thanks for that tip, Grace. 🙂
it might be easier and give better consistency/texture to heat half the liquid with the sugar and soy sauce first, while separately dissolving the flour and cornstarch with the other half of the water. Once the soy-sugar mixture starts boiling, carefully pour in the flour-starch slurry while stirring. this would ensure that all the starches are properly gelatinized and cooked.
Good tips, Kayenne. It can also be done that way. 🙂
The consistency was spot on the second time I made it, following the same procedure, but I turned off the heat before I got the thickness I wanted. It’s easy, no fuss. It’s exactly how Manong taught me how to make the sauce. 🙂
Oh I love Fish Balls and this sauce is unbelievable. Glad you nailed it. Thanks for sharing it with us. This is so addictive. I can just smell the aroma! Sarap!
Thanks, Betty. We hope you enjoy the recipe too. 🙂
thnx apprec8 the tips,…
I tried it today and it does taste and look like Manong’s! Delish! I did not have any corn starch so I made do with what I have, I used (only) Gold Medal’s Wondra Quick Mixing Flour for sauce and gravy and used sriracha instead of a chili. It came out great. BTW, I also used Marca Pina Soy Sauce. It worked wonderfully too. Thanks for sharing your recipe 🙂 More Power to you!
Hi, Arien! You’re the second one who used Marca Pina and got the same result. Yay! Will take note of that. 🙂
Thanks for sharing your adjustments. And glad you liked it. 🙂
Yum!! Living where I don’t have access to fish ball kalye, I hope I can come across a filipino fishball kalye recipe as well!! Miss it much!
There are requests from relatives and friends for a fishball recipe. We’ll see if we can come up with our own. 🙂
thanks. will try this on fishball and lumpiang sariwa, 2 of my fave foods. hope my kids will like it too. 🙂
Thanks, jakbkk. Let us know if you like it. 🙂
Secret to happines! haha 😀
Hahahaha… perfect for this weather we’re having.
Hahahaha :))
you forgot 10ml of sweat
Hahahaha… just about a pinch of sweat. :))
Thanks Mhel ! I’ve been wanting to have this recipe for decades. I’ll try this asap.
Let us know if you like it. 😉
THANK YOU!!!! My long quest of looking for that ingredient is over!!!
You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy this. 🙂
thnx a lot for sharing…now i dnt have to go outside looking for manong just to eat his Fballs bec of his sauce (not even sure if it’s clean) i can now do the sauce myself..
I think the not-clean concern is part of the fun of eating fishballs on the streets heeheheheh. But yeah, you can now enjoy fishballs anytime. 🙂
Let us know if you like it din like Manong’s. 😉
Nice one! I heard before that they put “Royal tru-orange” soda too as their secret ingredient… 🙂
Oohh… I never heard of that one before.
May I ask for your recommendation of the best brand of fishball in the supermarket? We used to buy at palengke before, but the quality is not consistent. Specially once you put it in the freezer.
I’ll check when we drop by the market this weekend. I completely forgot the name.
My grandma knows best
oohh myyy gooshh i’m salivating now!! so gonna try this one out! we’ve been trying to make manong sauce eversinncee but we always end up with a sweet and sour sauce~ LOL thank you for sharing this recipe!!! =D
Hope you like this one and that it’ll taste like your manong’s fishball sauce. 😀
Thanks! ^_^
Para sa extra yummyness, you can add a dash of magic sarap or ginisa mix..
That should work too since we use garlic, onions and salt. I asked one of the manongs if they put MSG, they said wala naman daw. Magic Sarap / Ginisa Mix has MSG so I skipped it.
At last! Thank you! I have asked a number of fishball vendors on the recipe of what’s the sauce is composed of and I never had a definitive answer. One time, I asked this manong fishball that I frequent on what he put on those sauces. The man said, “Basta pare-pareho lang ang timpla.” Again, I asked him, “Manong, yung linagay ninyo po sa sawsawan.” And he answered again, “Basta huwag magbago ng timpla, pare-pareho lang ng timpla.” This went on quite a bit. I really don’t know if he didn’t understand my Tagalog or what, or he was just dodging my question. Then, I just walked away after eating my heart’s content of fishball and knowing that the manong fishball got one over me.
Hahaha oh my, I actually had almost the same answer from one manong fishball. He has no idea kaya he couldn’t give you an answer or they were told not to share. One of the manongs I talked to said they’re not allowed to share the recipe daw.
Perhaps the reason is they think they will go out of business if they share the recipe. If people start making their own then who’s gonna buy from them right?
Jayvee – Yeah, I thought of that. Pero I still get all giddy when I see a fishball cart even though I know their recipe for the sauce. Nothing beats that kasi – yung kumakain ka ng fishballs sa kalye. 😀
You are such an angel for sharing the recipe! for years my nieces had that “what will it taste like now?” face whenever we try to cook fish balls at home with experimental sauce concoctions. since we live far from where most fishball vendors are, we end up with bottled sweet chili sauces that you can buy in groceries which never-ever got close to that satisfaction that you get when eating manong’s fish balls with his to-die-for sauce! just so you know, you have helped into bringing my family closer with your simple act of sharing. merienda time will never be the same, it will be more fun! I will be forever grateful. God bless!
Awww… thank you, Maverick. 🙂
Have you tried it na? 🙂
yum yum….thanks,,,and many more thnx…now i can make yabang to my barkada to make the sauce for our pulutan hhhmmm
Last time I made this was for a pulutan / inuman session. ^_^
Enjoy! 🙂
thanks!
Hello! I tried your recipe and true enough, siyang siya yung hinahanap ko na recipe ni “Manong” haha. Thanks so much coz ang tagal ko na ring hnahanap ang recipe na ito! Thanks!
Yayyy!! Thanks for letting us know, Crystal. Glad pareho ng fishball sauce ng manong mo. Hahaha ^_^
And you’re welcome! 🙂
Angel Mhel……. Maraming maraming salamat…..
Aww.. thanks! Hope you enjoy this! 🙂
How about the actual FISHBALL itself, where do you get the Manong variety? Where, and what brand, if it has one? I would like to have an authentic Manong Vendor fishball experience at home from time to time. 😀
Awesome recipe for the sauce, will definitely try it once I buy me some Manong fishballs!
I can’t remember the fishball varieties I cooked the first and second times to test this recipe again. I liked the second one kasi di ganun ka-fishy. I’ll check and will get back to you. 🙂
I say if you want an authentic Manong Vendor fishball experience, walang tatalo pa rin sa pagkain ng fishballs sa kalye. 😀
Alrighty! Thanks much!
Will be practicing (and augmenting) the sauce preparation for now. 😀
Enjoy! 🙂
I will try this soon! I’ve been looking for the recipe for a long time already, although I found some, I was not satisfied with the taste, there was something missing..
I have datu puti soy sauce ( cause that’s the only pinoy brand I can find where I live) otherwise I’ll just use kikoman, hope it would be perfect this time. Thanks for sharing this recipe!xxx
P.s.
I found a recipe for fishballs(chinese style) they were good..😃
I never really looked for the recipe online ’cause I thought it’s best to ask the manongs hehehe. I didn’t even know a lot of people wanted to know about this recipe kaya now ko lang na-share. Ang dami pala hahaha.
I think Datu Puti will also work. I got feedback that Marca Pina works well too, so tty Datu Puti first. Kikkoman might be too concentrated. But let me know pag okay din. 🙂
Oh, and share that fishball recipe!! ^_^
Hi! What brand of fishballs do you recommend from the grocery store?
I forgot waaaah. I’ll ask our nanay to buy again and I’ll take note of the name.
thanks for the share!!!
Thank you for the recipe. I tried it as soon as I read it (at least as soon as we got back from the grocery buying all the ingredients we didn’t have on hand like fishballs, squidballs etc). The whole family enjoyed it! Will make it again soon. =)
PS. The brand of soy sauce that I used was Coconut since that was what we had at home.
Yay!! Glad you all liked it. 🙂
Thanks for the recipe. Will try it this weekend, mukhang mapaparami ako ng kain ng fishball.
Hope you enjoy this recipe! 🙂
Gusto ko tuloy magfishballs ulit this weekend because of all the comments here. 😀
If you dip the fish balls in this and then dip it in the vinegar dip which I used to do in the Philippines, you will get a sort of sweet and sour effect.
I do that too minsan. Hehehe ^_^
I am a parish priest (pastor) of a big Filipino-American parish near Washington, DC (Maryland) I am planning to serve fishballs with this recipe for the sauce on the feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz next month.
Awwww we hope everyone likes this. Please let us know! 🙂
so that’s the secret….. oo nga nman…. dapat pala munang tumawin ung cornstarch to make the consistency smooth… parang sa pag gawa ng maja blanca, tunaw muna bago i-heat….. now ko lang na realize… thanks for the info…. ngayon, makakagawa na ako ng fishball sauce na masarap…. ^_^
Yep, basta gagamit ka ng cornstarch, always tunawin muna sa cold water. 🙂
Hope you enjoy this recipe din. 🙂
Thanks Mhel. I think I’ll have a fishball party this weekend here in Winnipeg. No shortage of fishballs and squidballs dito. Madami sa Young’s Supermarket (local asian store na meron halos lahat ng pinoy ingredients).
Fishball party!! ^_^
Thanks for the tip. I think many people from there would find that useful. 🙂
Kaya naman pala ang sarap sarap nung sa kalye puro asukal pala. Di ko nahulaan ganon karami pala asukal non versus toyo. At mali ko rin ang paglagay ng suka non hehehe….Thank you!
Some said other manongs use Sprite or 7up. Haven’t tried that yet, pero yeah, dami pala asukal hehehe.
You’re welcome! And enjoy 🙂
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I have looking for it for a long time so I can make it myself at home. I do not want to partake of the sauce provided by manong because of the Hepa virus that it might contain. How about the recipe of the fishball itself? Do you know any?
I’ve eaten fishballs for a longggg time and I’m doing okay naman. I think it’s part of the fun of eating fishballs or any street food for that matter. Hehehe. 😉
I honestly haven’t tried making fishballs at home yet since we can easily buy packs of them at the market. Pero we’ll try if we can come up with our own recipe.
Thank you for sharing the recipe. Will try it real soon. God bless! 🙂
You’re welcome. Hope you’ll like it. 🙂
You’re welcome. Hope you’ll like it. 🙂
The Seaglow brand of fishballs by Frabelle Foods is pretty spot on! Looks, smells and tastes like the real thing! Can’t wait to try it this time with the sauce! Thanks!
Ohh haven’t seen Frabelle’s fishballs in the grocery yet. We love their products, so we’ll try that din. 🙂
Thank you so much!!!
You’re welcome! 🙂
I’m barely awake , I just did a 12 hour shift, I got to nap for 4 hours, checked email, FB & lo & behold .. I see something that would definitely put a smile on any Pinoy abroad. I’m about to purchase all the ingredients and I’ll b doing myself & my spouse a big favor this pm by making one of our favorite Pinoy street food in our house. I’ll give u a heads up on what my kids think about ur wonderful recipe. More power to u !!
Awwww… ^_^
We hope you all like this recipe. 🙂
ayus na ayus Mhel.
May request ako Mhel….binatog recipe! 😀
Hahahaha tingnan natin. 😀
nyahahahha….ginawa kong example tong post mo kahapon sa event.
Hahahaha ano sabi nila?!
ayus na ayus nga daw. nagulat sa slides ko at ang sabi: “uy, kina Mhel yung blog na yun sa slides ni Melanie.”
here’s the link about my topic yesterday: http://socialmediaph.net/2013/08/25/secrets-in-branding-your-blog/
nyahahahha…dito tsumika? LOL see you in September with cow and the rest of the admins.
wow! galing 🙂 thanx
I will surely try this tomorrow… I have been wondering how to do the sauce for a long time now… Tnx! 🙂
Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Tried it and enjoyed it… also tried the Sinigang with tomato sauce from your previous post… It was all good… Will be waiting for other things to try from your future posts… Tnx again! 🙂
Yay! Glad you loved both recipes, Mac. You MUST try Ken’s buffalo wings and the pesto pasta! We’ve posted the recipes before. 🙂
I will look.for that post and try it on my next cooking session… tnx again!
thanks mhel i alread make this recipe, d ba masisira ito> ilang days ang tagal nun sauce?
Yung samin, over a week na sa ref, ok pa naman. 🙂
I love your recipe!! Thanks for sharing it 🙂
Just a suggestion though, for those who prefer the sweet blend (like me), you guys should forget about putting onion and garlic. It’s gonna taste weird if you won’t make it spicy. So just scratch those two ingredients and you’ll come up with an awesome sweet fishball sauce 🙂
Yeah. 🙂
Most people love the spicy version kasi. I want it spicier actually, but had to adjust the recipe considering most people’s preference. 🙂
Thank you for the recipe. It was a hit;)
Glad to hear it! Thanks, Jinky! 🙂
Is it OK to sautee the onion and garlic first? Ayoko kasi ng hilaw na bawang at sibuyas.. THanks for the recipe
That’ll be okay, but you might not get the same consistency since magiging oily yung bawang and sibuyas. But, of course, you could try and just use the least amount of oil para they’ll blend well with the sauce.
Hi! Been carving for fishball street food but sadly Manong street vendor is very rare in my place. I tested your recipe and so happy that it taste just like Manong’s….yum…yum… Thanks for posting….more recipes to come… 🙂
Thanks, Msk! So glad you liked it. 🙂
Yes, we promise more recipes soon! You can check out our old recipes – daming masarap, especially Ken’s buffalo wings and pesto pasta. 🙂
Here is the recipe for the fishball I found. Good luck! Happy cooking..ðŸ¡ðŸ˜ƒ
Homemade Fishball recipe
For the fishpaste:
1lb white fish (polloc or cod)
1/2 cup tapioca starch or corn starch ( i used the corn starch)
Egg white from 2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
3 ice cubes
For the fishball:
1-2 cups fish paste
Grated carrots
Minced onions/scallions
Minced parsley
Prep for the fishpaste:
Cut up the fish into cubes. Put all the ingredients except for the ice cubes in a food processor or blender and blend for about 2 mins. Or until smooth. Then add the ice cubes and continue to blend for another 3 mins or so. The paste should be a lot of elasticity and thick. The paste should be very smooth with no solid pieces of fish. Scoop the paste into a bowl and refrigirate for about an hour before using.
Prep for fishball:
Add grated carrots,minced onions/scallions and minced parsley into the cold fish paste and be sure to mix it very well. Then form the fishballs and cook them in boiling water for 3-5mins depending on the size you formed. Once they floated that means they are cooked.
* I boiled my fishballs first before I fried them but I think it’s also okay to fry them immidiately.
* Try to cook a few to know if the taste is fine or need some more adjustments.
Thanks for sharing, Martine! We’ll try this or come up with our own. 🙂
Your welcome!😀.. hope you’ll be able to try the recipe.I’ll be looking forward for the fishball recipe to match this perfect sauce, para naman samin na naka abroad who can’t buy or improvise, iba pa din kasi yung pinoy style talaga. By the way I was able to try the sauce already, it’s so delicious. Happy tummy once again!😄
Thanks again and more recipes to come…
Thanks, Martine! We’ve taken note of the recipe na. hopefully, we could try it soon 🙂
It’s better with vinegar than water. After use, if already at room temperature, can store at jars then put in fridge. Water lessens the shelf life of food 🙂
But the vinegar was the only ingredient that wasn’t supposed to be there in my previous failed attempts to making this. I suggest just make small batches of the sauce. We kept ours for over a week in the fridge and it was still as good after reheating.
I love this! Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome. 🙂
At dahil dyan siguradong gagayahin ko ito ayun inutusan ko si wonder maid to buy the ingredients as well sa the squid ball hehhehe…nanakam ang ate mo
Hahahahah sis Cieloooo! Gora! Let me know pag nagustuhan nyo rin. 🙂
Yummy sya sis, hapunan namin kanina,,,sarap na sarap ang mga bagets,,,,Ill blog about it and post the pics tomorrow nasa tab n daughter ung pics hehhehe
Yay, glad you all liked it. 🙂
thanks so much for this recipe, Mhel!
You’re welcome! Hope you like it. 🙂
Yummy sya sis hapunan namin kanina…post ko bukas yung pics andun sa tab ni daughter…sarap na sarap ang mga bagets hehehhe
thanks for sharing. tried your recipe but lessened the sugar a bit. still turned out great! i tagged you in my instagram feed, hope you don’t mind. here’s the link as well: http://instagram.com/p/dgdukcmbu9/
Saw your post and we reposted. Thanks, Mike! 🙂
thanks!
naglaway ako dito. sarrrap!
wow thanks, masarap talaga..I just did it this afternoon and my kids loved it…I add a little vinegar and more chilli powder on my personal mixture at swabeng swabe naman…. this is really good rather than eating fishball sa tabi tabi, mahirap na at baka magka sakit ba nga bata….again thank you very much for the great recipe..
Glad you liked it and thanks for sharing your tweaks. 🙂
omg! tried it just now. thank you! finally a recipe that is close to manong’s nga 🙂
Glad you liked it! 🙂
Really close to manong’s! Made a few adjustments lang. Added 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce pa, and 1/4 tsp magic sarap and 1/4 tsp of vinegar and sriracha instead of chilis. Yum! 🙂 Thanks for this recipe! 🙂
Nice touch with the Sriracha! 🙂
i bought this brand tentay fish ball sauce in sm hypermarket. works enough for me.
Haven’t seen that yet at the grocery. Anyway, this is pretty easy to make naman.
wow!!! will try this talaga! hay, im drooling na
Hope you like it! 🙂
where can i find fishball in vancouver?
thank you so much for this recipe. finally i got Manong’s recipe fish ball sauce. 🙂
You’ve tried it? 🙂
OMG. Thanks so much! This is magic. But we promise to still support Manong Fishballs every now and then.
Yes! We still enjoy street fishballs talaga. 🙂
Thanks so much,its been also a long wait for me to have this kind of sauce that really suits my tastebuds,so deliciously good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you liked it! 🙂
Don’t use Datu Puti Soy Sauce and Vinegar.
Don’t use Datu Puti Soy Sauce! It doesn’t taste that good!
Ay ganun. Noted.
Someone told me the cheaper the soy sauce the better.
Galing! Sarap! Thumbs up!
Thanks, Yane! 🙂
thanks a lot for this. sakto ung recipe!
Yay! Glad you liked it 🙂
Huwaaawww!!! Di ako maka-get over sa excitement! Can’t wait to try this soon! Sobrang miss ko n fishball + street sauce.. Gladly, I am going for vacation soon sa Pinas!!! Yippee!!! Check-out my blogsite too for various UAE destinations… Indulge! 🙂
We hope you’ll like it! 🙂
The best part is that it is made at home. Ibig sabihin, hindi magagalit si mader kase malinis as in walang nagsawsaw na di mo kilala, hahaha. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Hahahahaha tama! Pero me certain appeal din yung fishballs sa kalye… 😀
Enjoy!
san sa navotas? bka kilala ko rin. 🙂
Dun sa dati naming bahay sa Tres, Daanghari. Me nakatambay dun sa me palengke na fishball vendor. Nakalimutan ko itanong name nya 🙁 I wasn’t sure kasi if it was the right recipe. Sayang. Sana natanong ko 😀
ah, di ko kilala yan. 🙁
Akala ko my soy sauce , wala n pala! Thanks for share this!!! I’m gonna try to cook fishball tomorrow.
Wahhh meron pala!!! Nagkamali ako, haha ill try tomorrow!
Pwede bang kahit cornstarch lang or all purpose flour? or dapat bang need yan dalawa na yan? and pwdng white sugar pag walang brown sugarR?
kuya ma smasarap po ang brown sugar…mas match po yun..pwede po ang cornstarch lang po alone o kaya po all purpose flour lang po..pampalapot lang naman po kasi yun eh…dati kasi po ako nagtitinda street foods kaya alam ko po..nabasa ko lang po comment nyo so i decided to reply 🙂 hope nakatulong 🙂
Thanks for responding, Celia. 🙂
i’d been cooking fishball sauce for my extra income sa store ko, me nag-advise sakin na para mas sumarap pa ang sauce, put a bit (1/16) lang ng isang knorr chicken cube (pde rin ang pork/beef. just a bit lang talaga kasi iiwasan nating malasahan naman ung flavor ng cube, just enough lang para malinamnam siya..and it works! sabi ng customers ko lasang pang mall daw ang sauce ko!: )
now that i’m here na sa bahrain, try ko namang gawin yang fishball mismo para mapatikim ko si hubby ko ng sauce ko. thanks po sa recipe!
Thanks for the tips! 🙂
thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing tha Fish ball sauce recipe! i will try that in my little kitchen following the exact measurement of all the ingredients and the procedure to make! again thanks!
Hope you’ll enjoy it too! 🙂
tried and taste it, wowwwwww ang sarap, panalo ang lasa, tenk u ng marami sa pag share miss mhel ignacio….
You are most welcome! 🙂
Thank you for sharing with me this fish ball sauce recipe. Can you please share me too how to make a fish ball? I’ve been missing this food for a long time and I’d like to make this homemade! Thank you so much!
We haven’t had a chance to try our hands on making our own fishballs. If we do make it, we’ll let you know. 😉
How long will the sauce last when you store it?
Ours, we kept in the fridge for over a week, and we just take a few spoonfuls from the bottle and we reheat that instead of the entire bottle of sauce.
in batangas which IMHO has the best fishball sauce…instead of brown sugar use pineapple juice na sweetened. sarap!
We also received suggestions about the pineapple juice, but this recipe kasi was made in comparison to the fishball sauce we know about. Pero that sounds yummy din. 🙂
The Holy grail of sauce recipe! thanks Miss Mhel this will surely 🙂
ano ito sarsa ng lumpia hindi ganito ang sauce ng fish ball iha
Very close to a lumpia sauce, but the difference lies on the measurements of each ingredient. We make our lumpia sauce with more garlic flavor, less sweetness.
Hahahaha Holy Grail talaga?! 😀 Hope you enjoy this too. 🙂
Tried it today!! 🙂 My kids LOVED it!! 🙂 Thanks miss Mhel 🙂
Yay!! Thanks for letting us know, Yheng! 🙂
Wowww, just reading the comments and seeing the picture convinced me to try it, am sure we’ll love it too! You’re an angel dear, thanks for sharing a delicious recipe…thanks to Manong too wherever he is, God bless you both! 🙂
I agree, thanks to him! We didn’t know a lot of people wanted this recipe. 😀
And you’re welcome. Hope you enjoy this as much as most people who came here did. 🙂
we just tried it today.. we add a little of chicken cubes and 1 tsp of chilli powder… it turned out perfect!!!.. 😀
Thank you so much for sharing.. God bless!
Nice twist! Glad you enjoyed your own version of this recipe. 🙂
HI! came across this blog, wow been longing for someone to post fishball sauce, gotta try to make this para makakain mga bata… thanks for the recipe, will try to make it soon….
Let us know how it goes! 🙂
In our province, I don’t remember the fishball sauce has garlic and onion. Just thick brown/red sauce yet still yummy. But I don’t have a recipe, so I would like to try yours. Thanks. 🙂
Here kasi, we have 3 options – one na almost no other spices added, a second sauce which has the garlic and onions like this recipe I shared, and the very spicy version with lotsa chili. Try this! Masarap pag spicy sya! 🙂
where can i buy your chopper?
You can’t buy the Tupperware Speedy Chopper sa mall eh. You can only buy it from authorized resellers. More details here: https://www.certifiedfoodies.com/2012/06/tupperware-speedy-chopper-review/
Sarap! How does this compare to the bottled Tentay fishball sauce? I’ve had that and it’s pretty good too!
We have yet to try the Tentay fishball sauce kasi we have this recipe. Hopefully, makita namin sa grocery so we can compare. Where did you buy it?
naalala ko tuloy nung bata pa ako na kaya daw masarap yung
sauce ng fishball ni manong kasi may secret ingredient daw na butiki yun…has anyone had the same experienced?pero kain pa din ako ng kain..hahaha…anyway thank you to Madam Mhel for sharing this recipe.magluluto ako bukas nito sigurado…..
Hahahaha matino pa nga sinabi sayo. Sakin, gross talaga yung sinabing ‘secret’ ingredient. 😀
Hope you like this recipe! 🙂
I remember the manong fishball vendor in our school years ago that he poured a half-full bottle of coke into the sauce. Probably a sub for sugar.
Yeah, probably. Some of the people who left comments here said merong recipe with Sprite.
Thank you! The best ang sauce mo! I’ve been looking for the best recipe for years! Kudos to all who SHARES!
Yay! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
AT LAST!!! I’ve had countless trials and errors in making this sauce and have been wondering how the heck those vendors make it. yun lang pala yun! will try this real soon and maybe makapag sideline ako as fishball vendor sa harap ng bahay ko…wooot!
I’ve always thought that vinegar is part of the ingredient…kaya pala sablay parati yung mga ginagawa kong sauce. i keep adjusting the amount of vinegar from more to less, dapat pala NONE…hahaha
Ako rin!!! Hahahah. It made sense nga when the manong who gave me the recipe said na walang vinegar dapat kasi matamis lang talaga yung nalalasahan ko sa fishball sauce nila. 😀
Thanks for sharing this! I’ve been craving for fish ball too but not eager to buy ’cause i dont have the perfect sauce. Now my kids and I super excited to make this sauce.
We hope you all like this too. 🙂
Thanks Mhel! I will try this at home. It’s been about 30years longing for this FISHBALL with its sauce. My family will love this……
Thanks again
We hope you’ll find it close to the fishball sauce you know of. 🙂
Thanks for the awesome looking recipe I am sure it taste just as good. My problem is the fish balls, where can I buy those? Can I order them online? Or do you also have recipe??I live in Kansas and all we have down here is BBQ. lol
wow im looking for this since long time ,i will do this sauce soon,look yummy.i hope i can do it.thank you
Check out china town they should have it in the frozen areas and fresh section I am from Edmonton Canada and when I crave for those yummy street food I go to china town.
just want to share my variation on how this sauce is done.
In a heavy sauce pan heat
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 tablespoon butter
add 2 tablespoon all purpose flour and stir until flour is light brown. set aside.
saute in 1 tablespoon oil the chopped medium sized onion, chilli and 2 cloves minced garlic until soft. This will bring out the spice flavors.
pour 4 cups of sprite or water, add the butter and flour mix and stir well. season with 4 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 teaspoon salt.
add the 3/4 cup brown sugar and continue stirring.
dissolve 2 tablespoon corn starch with 2 tablespoon water and add to thicken shine your sauce. after a minute remove from heat and continue stirring for another minute. Let cool.
enjoy your sauce without the taste of flour in your mouth. 🙂
apir! share ko nga to kay misis, pareho kameng adik sa pishballs.. next mo naman ipost eh how to make the kariton ^_^
Hahaha sige, mag-aral kami ng carpentry. 😛
We hope you enjoy the recipe!
Your post made me crave for fishballs and streetfood!!!!
Silly question… How do you store the left over sauce for future use? Put inside ref or just normal room temp?
We recommend inside the ref then just heat the amount you need next time. We’ve kept ours for 2 weeks.
Success! Just went a little overboard with the garlic but the extra sugar made it a hit with my 3 little fishball monsters. Thanks!
Thanks for the photo, Marge! Glad you and your kids liked it. 🙂
The sauce was perfect! We tried it last night and enjoyed it. Tastes just like manong’s. Thank you so sharing the recipe. 🙂
Glad to hear, Patty! 🙂 And you’re welcome!
thanks for the recipe however, I can’t find a perfect fishball from the market that’ll have the same taste from what we buy in the streets.. may i know which fishball brand you buy ?
Oh I can’t remember. 🙁 But it’s just a regular fishball brand. If we see a fishball vendor next time, we’ll ask them. And we’ll also check the brand we used.
VERY GOOD…….
Glad you liked it, Gael. 🙂
All I can say is Manong is very patient, it took ages to thicken to the gravy consistency we liked! Thank you for posting this recipe, it’s almost like manong’s, except my husband says it tastes ‘too clean.’ Hehe.
Hahahah yeah 😀
Oh, and you’re welcome. 🙂
I can’t believe you don’t really put vinegar to this sauce! I might as well try this! 🙂
Yes! I couldn’t believe it too. 😀
Hope you’ll like it!
Thanks for giving away Manong’s secret! My children who grew abroad love fishball, quekiam and kwek-kwek but all these taste bland without the sauce. Now we can enjoy without worrying about food poisoning and contamination.
You’re welcome, Ricky! 🙂
Hi, do u have a recipe for chicken proben/proven?
you’re funny! i like your posts, they’re very interactive 🙂
Awww thanks, Marini. Puro smileys hahah. Sweet name, by the way. 🙂
I had a sudden craving for street foods and my husband already saw this recipe so we just had to try it. It took forever to thicken the sauce but it tastes good. Didn’t put too much spices cause we like to have it sweet and it worked!
Thanks for sharing this!
You’re welcome, J-Anne! 🙂
Yeah, it took foreverrrrrr to thicken the sauce too on my end. Glad you liked it. 🙂
Shang hai brand.
Made the sauce just now! Great stuff! Yes, just like Manong’s at UP Diliman. Thanks for sharing!
Yay! Glad you liked it, @razelnavarro:disqus 🙂
Hello. I just followed your recipe because our yaya was a bit busy a while ago and I wanted to eat em fishballs right away. She told me to boil the vinegar first but I decided to search the usual sauce that Manong makes, and I found this, telling me not to put vinegar. Sadly first attempt was not good, I only tasted the sweetness so I ended up adding more soy sauce AND a tsp of vinegar. It did taste better, but next time I wont put vinegar anymore and I’ll use brown sugar instead of white.
I actually tried using white sugar before and it didn’t come out the way I wanted it. So I guess the more molasses in the brown sugar made a difference on how everything turned out. Hope your next attempt will be more to your liking. 🙂
very timely i saw this posted on my wall. i’ll try this one. well start our street food business for additional income . Thank you
Good luck! 🙂
I followed the instructions but mune turned watery not saucy. I used the brand ‘cream’ all purpose flour and pure cornstarch. Help! How long would it be cook? Been stirring for almost an hour 🙁
An hour? It does take awhile before it thickens, but not sure why it took an hour for yours to get the same consistency as ours. Hmmmm… bakit kaya, kasi I used the same all purpose flour and cornstarch.
Ginawa ko po 3-4 tbsp ata nilagay ko na cornstarch saka all purpose flour saka lumapot.. pero success taste! thanks much sa pagsshare! winner!
Thanks! Nagdagdag me 3-4 tbsp each ng cornstach saka ng flour nakuha ko na din ung lapot niya. Ginamit ko po kasi is ung cups ng 4 water.. yes ako din nahihiwagaan bakit di nagswak first try ko but Im so happy I found this site. Thank you so much po for sharing!
You’re welcome! And I’m glad it finally worked out for you. 🙂
Mine took 2 hrs! I wonder why.. Could it be the pot im using? Ive got an electric stove top though. I wonder if the heat was too low.. Hmm.. How long did yours take ms. Mhel? But anyway thank you for this! Always appreciate a taste from home..
Whoa, 2 hours! Yeah, most probably the mixture isn’t getting enough heat. Mine was 20-30 minutes ata. Medyo di ko napansin ’cause I was already eating the fishballs and dipping them into the sauce while I was waiting for it to thicken hahaha 😀
Followed every step, tastes really good. My first attempt turned out just as perfect! Thank you so much!
Yay! Glad to hear. 🙂
Great recipe! I just added 2 tsbps of vinegar on my mixture because it was too sweet for me. 🙂
Is there a certain brand of frozen fishballs used? I tried researching good brands and i cant find the right one. The fillipino store near my house has the same problem. We cant find the flatter crunchy fish balls…..help please
SHANGHAI brand is the best. Yan talaga yun ginagamit ng karamihan nagtitinda. Sa mga palengke lang available yan wala sa mga supermarkets. Just look for the SHANGHAI name or logo when buying. 😊
Is there a certain brand of frozen fishballs used? Ive researched everywhere online and cannont find the right brand. Even my local/ only Filipino store is having the same problem! We cant find the crunchy flatter ones to order. Please help. I know there are many Filipinos here in Alaska that would be very grateful. Thanks c:
Hi, Sarsi! The fishball brand we saw manongs use here is the Golden Peacock. We used a different fishball brand, but we haven’t been back to the wet market to check out the name.
We’ll see if we can have our nanay check out the wet market this weekend, or maybe someone reads here and can help you out.
Thanks so much. 🙂 My mom just came back home from Pampanga and brought me home a bag of “Rincon” brand fishballs. I showed it to the local store owner here and will tell her about the Golden Peacock brand but her vendor is from California and Seattle so I am not sure I will ever see those delicious little fishballs till I go home next year 🙁
SHANGHAI brand is the BEST. Yan talaga yun ginagamit ng karamihan ng mga or nina “Manongs”. I know it kasi yun ang binibili ko kapag magluluto sa bahay. Sa mga palengke lang availble yun wala sa mga supermarkets. 😊
Go to chinese store for sure they also sell kikiam, squidball abd fishball
Fishballs is my fav nd im always craving for it..😋 Tnx for this info ma’am!! But since im here abroad theres no way to find fishballs here 😞 hopefully you can give us also info on how to make fishballs!
i know some manongs who put a bit of orange juice in their concoction.
Shanghai brand ang gamit dito sa QC kadalasan kasi hindi sya masyadong
I so envy those guys eating fishball and dipping them into this sauce while watching them from afar..(i’m seating inside the jeep..Lol!) Now that you shared this recipe..i can now enjoy fishball , the manong way!! ( as you may call it) lol! Thanks!
Thank you, thank you , thank you Michelle for this recipe. I stopped buying fishball from Manongs because I was confined in the hospital for 4 days many years ago for hepatitis from the fishball sauce. Now that I can make this at the convenience of our home, we have option to buy the kind of fishball that
we want .
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Aww glad that you can now safely enjoy fishballs at home. 🙂
Waaah I did this today and it failed. i ended up buying manongs fishball
Hmmmm how did it fail? Many have tried it and were successful. Maybe you missed something.
Use Nora Daza’s recipe…the best!
Wow! Will definitely try this recipe later. Was contemplating on just using the sweet and spicy ufc ketchup, but found this and zi can’t wait to try it later for our merienda. :))
u forgot one key ingredient.
this is good! 🙂
Nice one. Thanks! 🙂
thanks po sa recipe it really works masarap na mirienda namin 🙂
No problem! 🙂
Thanks for this. Tried it when I went home to Manila for a visit. Fabulous! Will make it again now that I’m back in Sydney.
P.S. I have the Tupperware Speedy Chopper too! 🙂
You’re welcome, Giselle! And glad to hear you also have the Speedy Chopper. It’s my favorite tool in the kitchen. 🙂
How do i store the leftover?
I just stored it in a glass jar inside the fridge.
Thanks. ðŸ‘
Ittry ko to..sana maging perfect 🙂
I just tried this recipe. I doubled the measurements as it is intended for a big batch. I had to add more sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce and salt. Thanks for this recipe and finally I found out that vinegar is no longer needed. The garlic will suffice
You’re welcome! 🙂
The best home made sauce! Thanks for sharing!
Aww glad you liked it, Olivia. And you’re welcome 🙂
Gotta try this. Thanks for sharing. Food cart fishball nalang ang kulang. I wish they import those food cart type of fish balls from the Philippines here in the US.
You’re welcome. 🙂 We used regular fishballs, they were good naman.
i will try this…pag na perfect ko na magtatayo aq ng buss..sa harap ng bahay nmin as a single mom..kelangan q ng xtrang income pwede rin ba tong sauce na to sa kwek-kwek para marami clang pagpipilian..thank wish me luck..thanks for sharing..
Thank u very much for this…. its a big help for my business as a student 🙂
Sana may recipe dn panu mag marinade ng nuggets…kc palpak ung nuggets ko 🙂 jeje
We actually have a chicken nuggets recipe posted here, pero we’re making an updated version of it. Stay tuned ka, tukayo. 😉
Thank you very much! This will definitely add spice to my planned food cart business. Cheers!
You’re welcome! And good luck with your biz! 🙂
I tried this. It really does taste like manong’s sauce. Thanks for sharing.
Yay! Glad to hear. And you’re welcome. 🙂
have tried Frabelle fishballs (really tasty), pinang-sahog namin sa chopsuey… andami kong napapak bago nahalo sa gulay.. salap kasi eh! =D
Pwde po din ba ito sa tempura?
Tempura has a different sauce kasi eh. But I think the sweet, spicy flavors of this sauce will pair well naman with many finger food/dishes.
ang sauce ng tempura ay may kasamang ginadgad ng pino na “singkamas”.
ang soy sauce ng tempura ay “kikoman”.
malayo sa sauce ng fishballs.
I think alyssa was refering to a different kind of ‘tempura’. Here in Cebu kasi we have a streetfood din na tempura. I think it’s kinda like to kikiam in Manila. Kasama din siya sa mga tinitindang fishball which you make tusok tusok din. Hehe
Ayaw po maging thick 🙁 huhu i followed everything naman po pero nung nilagay ko po yung garlic,onion ,chili and salt di pa siya nagththicken that time eh tas until now 🙁
Aww that’s weird. Dami rin nagcomplain about that. Just add more cornstarch pag di pa rin nagthicken.
The cornstarch should be the very last to be added 🙂 i also followed the procedure above and had a hard time to thicken khit magdagdag ng magdagdag ng cornstarch…but if you put it last, then it will be just fine 🙂
Good tip! 🙂
Ilang hours po dapat istir and pakuluan to thicken?
You can add more cornstarch para magthicken kung matagal sya sayo.
Expiry date? I stored one in a container for over four weeks. Can I still use it?
Hi, J-Meister. Sorry for the late response, but as long as it’s in the fridge, I think 3-4 weeks is okay. You can smell naman if it’s not good for dipping/eating anymore.
thanks for the recipe… i try it once it’s totally perfect.. more recipe please 🙂
Yay! Thanks, Janice 🙂
janice ?
Thanks for this .. i’ll try this now .. 🙂
You’re welcome! We hope you liked it 🙂
Thanks. They loved it. They never thougt that I can make this sauce. Lol! thanks for sharing this recipe.
Yay! Glad to hear, Sai! 🙂
thanks ms. mhel, I love eating fish balls too & so as you, im curious on how to make this delicious sauce… thank you so much 🙂
You got to try it na? 🙂
whoa! that’s nice…
Great recipe
It’s a simple recipe, but it definitely hits the spot for us Pinoys. 😉
looks like yummy…..i miss this street foods during my days in highschool ….i wil let my wife to make this sauce …thanks ms.mhel
Hope you enjoy it, Ric. 🙂
thank you! I will try your recipe ASAP!
Grabe naglaway ako hehe. Will definitely try this!
We tried this, pero hindi masyadong kuha yung lasa ng kalye fishball. We still haven’t found the right recipe.
just add a few spoon of sprite or 7up. This will do the trick
I live in Toronto and we (Filipinos) have a reputation to add Sprite/7Up in our dishes as our “secret” ingredient. Hehe.
Thanks so much! I’ll try that!
the missing ingredient is banana ketchup
Add 1 tbsp of white vinegar and 1 tbsp of PEANUT butter. That’s the secret. Y.O.U. A.R.E. W.E.L.C.O.M.E 🙂
Sus…igisa nyo using butter……….
I mean ung bawang n sibuyas
Its true about the Sprite or 7-up along w/ adding peanut butter. Sprite & 7-up is good to use in marinates as well, especially chicken.
omg! definitely THE ONE !!!! 🙂
Nice! How about making the hot sauce next? The one that doesnt have a thick consistency? Tnx
What if napa sobra ng bawang?ano dapat gawin?hehe thanks
My moma try it thanks
Sa wakas, ang sauce na ubod ng sarap (lalo na’t baliw na baliw ako ngayon sa Chickenballs) ay nasa aking kaalaman naaa! Maramamaraming salamaat~!
Wow, sounds great, i jotted it down… pwede kaya to sa kwek kwek
Hindi masarap un sauce ;( sbi ng kapatid ko.,sayang ang ingredients.,,
Bka hindi k lng kc marunong gumawa
Kaya nga ginaya ko un sauce na gawa mo kc nga d kmi marunong gumawa ng sauce..gets.,??
Hi, Merza. Sorry about that. That wasn’t me or my bro who replied to your comment.
Thanks 🙂 the sauce was so good specially for us who’s outside the country who’s craving for fish ball with yummy sauce 😉 perfect 🙂
Mine turned out really good! Thank you so much for sharing this! Will use this for our upcoming mobile foodcart business. It really helped me a lot!
will try doing this within the week for my food stall business which will be opening on the second week of nov. hope it will turn out yummy!
Good luck! 🙂
Can I use jalapeno peppers instead? I wanna make this tonight but I don’t have siling labuyo. I really like it spicy!
Go ahead! 🙂
Tried it but added 1 tbsp more of the soy sauce ( I used Marca Piña). Kuhang-kuha ang lasang kalye! 😄
I add 1tbsp of vinegar. 😊 Thanks for the recipe! The taste was so good and my family love it! 😊
You’re welcome 🙂
Nothing close to the manong’s recipe lol
thanks for sharing:) we Just tried it, we added one tablespoon of soysauce:) and we added sprite:) super thank youuu!:)
You’re welcome! We’ll take note of your adjustments din. 🙂
Awesome article. Good idea to not put vinegar in the seeet sauce for me cause i like mixing the sweet sauce with spicy vinegar. Also got good brands pf fishball from the discussions. Seaglow is fair but nog as good as the streetood variety 😉
Tried it and it’s great. The vinegar and 7up did help and my family enjoyed it..will trt the one with peanut butter next time.. oh did i mention i used oyster sauce instead of soy sauce? the result was just as awesome..thanks for sharing this 🙂
Thanks for sharing your adjustments, jk. We’ll try that soon. 🙂
Just tried it earlier since im pregnant and im craving for manong’s fishball!! We are so far from Philippines thus looked for an alternative. Lasang lasa katulad ng kay manong!:D salamat sa recipe!:)
Yay! You’re welcome! 🙂
Hindi naba lalagyan ng suka?
Nope! 🙂
I like u call the vendors “manong”… Love fishballs anyway
Some, we call ‘kuya’ pag bata pa. 🙂
How long can you store it before it goes bad?
Can i get a recipe for fishball the streetfood version…. I tried the ones you can search online and it does not compare to manong’s. I miss philippines so much. I will try your fishball sauce recipe, looks yummy
Hi! Thank you for sharing this recipe! 😀 Yesterday was my birthday & I tried it! Kalasa nga nung sauce na gusto ko! 🙂
Yay!! Thanks for letting us know, Joey. 🙂
And belated happy birthday!!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I tried it already and my daughter like it so much. God bless and more power.
How long is the shelf life of this sauce? Thanks..
Hi, Berry. If it’s stored in the fridge, it should be good for 2 weeks. However, I would recommend the sauce to be consumed within 1 week.
thanks for sharing! 🙂 i’ve been looking for this recipe, finally I can cook it with the same taste as manong’s fishballs.
I’ll try it guy’s….
Have made this so many times. i use this as a dipping sauce for kwek kwek. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us! 🙂
You’re very welcome, Candy. 🙂
how many cups of sprite should be added ? I mean is there any certain measurements? by the way thanks for the recipe helped me a lot since Im planning to sell fishballs for summer 😀
I remembered at one time i asked a fishball vendor in our area…he said his secret is the pineapple juice he’d mixed on his sauce.
that’s interesting. we might just try that. thanks!
From all the comments we’ve been getting on here, it seems that some fishball vendors have their own recipes for the sauce. Makes me wonder why they seem to taste the same. hahah 😀
I added white vinegar and ground pepper. Can’t wait to have a fish/chicken/squid ball/kikiam party with my friends! 🙂
Where can I get the original fishballs like the ones from the vendors from the Philippines. I live in NY and I’m really craving for fishballs. How and where can I get them from here? Please help.
This is absolutely amazing! I’m dipping tempura in this one. 😀
I live in the US and I’ve been searching high and low for that same fish ball (flat crispy) here. You mentioned that you found these fishballs are a local grocers. Could you mention me the name of this brand? I am hoping that somewhere in the internet is a vendor willing to sell me a frozen bag or two.
Dodo brand from asian market is really good. Cut into two, roll out in cornstarch before deep frying. Perfect!
i love fisball and kikkiam
thanks to the recipe i love it i will try business
,..pls help me to make vinigar sauce…anyone? heres my number 09062339867..thanks in advance
Thank you for posting this. I tried your recipe and the sauce turned out PERFECT, really just like mmanong’s.
You’re welcome! Glad to hear it turned out perfect for you. 🙂
will try it later 🙂 for the fishball brand i reccomend Shanghai. the one thats sold palengkes with blue print. it doesnt sag easily and guaranteed no “tinik” 🙂
Ooh! Thanks for the tip, Mica. 🙂
Igigisa pa ba yung bawang at sibuyas bago ilagay?
Kahit hindi na. Just make sure napitpit mo yung bawang or nachop mo along with the sibuyas. 🙂
Hindi po kyo naglalagay ng suka?
Tried it and loved it sobra. Thanks for sharing.
Yay! We’re happy to hear, Charriz. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this recipe! Loved it!! 🙂
Yay! Glad you loved it. 🙂
You’re very welcome, Katkat 🙂
Hi! This recipe is a winner! Just added 1more tbsp of cornstarch as I wanted it to be thicker in consistency. It amazingly tastes like the sauce used by manong fish balls vendor! Thank you very much for sharing 🙂
Yay! Thanks for letting us know. 🙂
Thanks for the recipe! Love it!
It would be better, i think if the constarch is dissolved in water. In the kitchen we call this a slurry. There is no need to add flour anymore as this will also act as a thickener the constarch is enough already .
I just got this info. from one of the best fish ball sauces I ever tasted. You add to your recipe langka (jackfruit).
ilang days ang shelf life ng sauce??
I would suggest mga 5 – 6 days lang sa refrigerator. Wala syang suka Kaya malamang masira agad. No Double dipping either. To lessen maging panis. Mura lang naman ang ingredients nya, so why take the risk diba? Thx
Thank you for posting this! 🙂
You’re welcome! 🙂
Walang vinegar?
tama si ate.. konting sibuyas lang.. di masarap pag marami.
I used 6 TBSP of all purpose flour, 3 cups of water and 1 cup of pineapple juice. Tasted great! 🙂 Thanks for the recipe.
You’re welcome! 🙂
I’m based in Canada & we don’t have siling labuyo so I use chili flakes or cayenne powder and it works out fine. Recipe is just
perfect… just like Manong’s. Thanks.
yes we do Clar, it’s called bird chilli.. you can get it at any asian shops (including Filipino stores) such as t&t
hope that helps
ilang araw ba ang shelf life nitong sauce?
How long did it take you to reach the consistency that you like? Thanks
thanks for sharing this! felt like cooking some fish ball this evening and this one tastes just like the one in the philippines!
Hi. I tried this by mine was pretty dark and not as thick. How to get it to the same color in the last few photos of your post. Thanks.