A Taste of Modern Filipino Cuisine in LA

California Live’s Danielle Nottingham takes us inside Abernethy’s at the Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles for details on their Emerging Chefs’ program. Danielle Nottingham chats with Chef Geter Atienza whose modern Filipino menu is being highlighted in honor of Filipino American History Month. Get a peek at Chef Geter’s Filipino inspired dishes! Find the Kinilaw recipe below. **Kinilaw (Marinated Tuna) Recipe** -Ingredients 6oz yellowfin tuna large dice 2oz sliced cucumber 2oz red onions Calamansi marinade Cilantro leaves Sea Salt to taste Black watercress leaves as desired Rice paper Furikake *Calamansi marinade 1/4 cup calamansi juice 1/4 cup coconut milk 2 tablespoons ginger grated 2 tablespoons yellow onion grated Thai bird chiles finely chopped as desired 1 tablespoon fish sauce -Preparation -*Calamansi Marinade: Combine all ingredients in a bowl cool and set aside Assembly: 1. Combine marinade and dice tuna in a food safe storage container and let marinade for a minimum of 1 hour. 2. In a pot add oil and bring up to 350 deg. Fahrenheit 3. Fry rice cracker until it puffs up and season with furikake spice. Set aside 3. In a mixing bowl combine marinated tuna, cucumber, red onion, and sea salt to season. Place into serving vessel and garnish with cilantro leave and black watercress leaves. 4. Serve with cracker on side.