Kinilaw na Dilis

500 grams fresh anchovies, finger size
¼ cup vinegar, for washing fish

½ cup vinegar
1 pc coconut, grated
2 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
1 ½ tbsp rock salt
¼ cup red onion, diced


Press body of anchovies between fingertips to loosen flesh from bone. Butterfly, remove head and spines and wash in running water.
Wash in ¼ cup vinegar.
Add ½ cup vinegar to grated coconut, mash well and squeeze to extract liquid. Strain the coconut milk-vinegar mixture into a mixing bowl. Add all other ingredients except garnishing. Add fish.
Top with onion rings and chopped spring onion. Chill before serving.