Can you air fry buwad or daing for danggit silog? YES.

Buwad or daing is essentially dried fish. Filipinos and coastal communities around the world have been preserving fish using sun and salt for who knows how long. Danggit or rabbitfish is a popular fish used for drying.

Using the wonders of modern technology, we got buwad na danggit or dried rabbitfish, threw them into our air fryer, and enjoyed our crispy, buwad or daing.

We reserved all remaining sodium and cholesterol to two fried malasado (runny sunny side up) eggs and a savory itlog maalat (salted egg) salad with tomatoes, onions, and cucumber.

Air fried danggit silog with ensaladang itlog maalat

Ingredients

• Dried rabbitfish or buwad, daing na danggit. Most dried fish will work though. 1 to 2 cups.
• Red onion, diced, about half a cup.
• Tomatoes, diced, about 1 cup.
• Cucumber, diced, about 1 cup.
• Salted egg or itlog na maalat, 2 eggs.
• Cooked rice, 2 cups.
• 2 regular eggs.
• Salt and pepper.
• Vinegar and chili peppers, suka at sili. Preferably ready-made Sukang Iloco or Pinakurat.

Directions

1. Cook your rice.
2. Warm up your air fryer while you dice up all the vegetables.
3. Cut the salted egg in half, and scoop out the insides with a spoon. Slice and mix thoroughly with the vegetables. Add salt and pepper to taste. Your ensaladang itlog maalat is done.
4. Throw your dried rabbitfish into the air fryer, preferably sprayed with oil. Air fry for 5 minutes or until crisp.
5. Fry your 2 eggs sunny-side up or malasado, or however you want your eggs done.
6. Eat!