Honey Sesame Tilapia

Submitted by Bridget Leigh

"This recipe was published in the food section of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Unfortunately, I can't give proper credit because after trying the recipe once, it went into our family favorites cookbook and I tossed the clipping. My kids all love it, and every guest who has tried it has asked me for the recipe. Note: The recipe calls for sesame sticks, which are a snack food, found in most grocery stores, health food stores and nut specialty shops. Please don't try using sesame seeds instead, as I suspect one reviewer has done, or your results may not be as wonderful. :o)"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 6 tilapia fillets
• 29.58 ml tangy sweet mustard
• 29.58 ml honey
• 14.79 ml soy sauce
• 4.92 ml sesame oil
• 473.18 ml sesame sticks

directions

1. Wash and pat dry tilapia.
2. In shallow bowl, mix together mustard, honey, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
3. Place sesame sticks in food processor and crush until it resembles coarse sand. Place in large shallow bowl.
4. Brush each tilapia fillet on both sides with honey-mustard mixture, then coat with crushed sesame sticks.
5. Place coated fish on a non-stick or lined baking tray and bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.

Reviews

[jarednmaddy]

I made this for my husband, and he ate all three pieces of tilapia. He really liked the flavors (I added ginger and left off the sesame sticks because I couldn't find them) and thought it still felt light and healthy, but not too boring. I will definitely make this again for him, and I'll try to find the sesame sticks for next time!

 

[Mika G.]

We all really liked this fish. It had a really good flavor. The only thing is we were hoping it would be a little crispier. Other than that we loved it. My youngest son said "This is good. This is really, really good". That is a high compliment from him. Thanks for another great way to cook tilapia!

 

[loof751]

This was a very nice way to serve fish! My hubby is the fish-eater of our household and he gave it the thumbs-up and said he would like to have it again. I had to look around for the sesame sticks but finally found them in the salad-dressing area (where the melba toast and croutons were). This fish had a good flavor and I will make it again!

 

[FLKeysJen]

I want to be honest: we liked this but we didn't love it. Also, only about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of sesame seeds are needed so the rest were wasted. It is low fat, and quick and easy - would be even easier to coat in the seeds instead of crushing them first.

 

[jwinegar82]

Fantastic Flavor!! My Fiance and I made this twice in one week!