Jamin's Tilapia With Spicy Dark Sauce

"This recipe was referred to me by my co-worker and after I got home, I tried it and to my surprise it was really good considering it was so easy. If you like the flakiness of the tilapia with a little bit of spice, this one's for you! I usually did not measure my recipe and just suited it according to my taste. Delicious! Hope you enjoy it!"
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
1-2
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ingredients

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directions

  • Directions.
  • In a large frying pan, heat the oil and butter.
  • Pat dry the fish on a paper tower then season it with pepper and salt on one side only.
  • On a medium heat setting, put the fish on the pan and fry for about 4-5 mins then turn it over, season again and fry for another 3-4 minutes.
  • When the fish is about flaky and the outside is golden dark brown, take it out of the pan and set aside. Keep warm.
  • Meanwhile on the same pan, saute garlic and ginger for about 30 secs.
  • Then put and combine the two sauces, lime juice, pepper flakes and brown sugar on the pan. Simmer for about 2-3 minutes.
  • At this time, you can taste the sauce and suite it according to your liking (add more worcestershire or soy sauce).
  • Turn the heat to high and put the tilapia back and simmer for < 1 minute.
  • When the sauce is thick and bubbly, turn off the heat and put the tilapia first on a plate then drizzle it with the sauce.
  • Garnish with scallions, cilantro, and tomato. Serve immediately on top of jasmine rice. Delicious!

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Reviews

  1. This was nice for a change of pace. It was really nice served over rice. I recommend using a low-sodium soy sauce. Thank you for a different way to prepare tilapia.
     
  2. This was good but not great. A little too salty. I used lemon juice instead of lime juice (did not have any lime juice on hand). I would make this again but not season the fish before pan frying. Also I would probably use less oil and maybe a little more ginger. Husband enjoyed it but stated too salty.
     
  3. Simple and good. I didn't season the fish at all with salt, but used ginger & pepper only. I also used a drizzle of honey in place of the brown sugar.
     
  4. Excellent and very easy to put together. I really like the addition of the fresh tomatoes and cilantro. I even doubled the fresh chopped tomatoes. Wow, so good. Keeper recipe.
     
  5. Yum! I made this exactly as directed and really enjoyed it a lot. Tilapia is such a mild fish, so I like to use sauces with a lot of flavor. The ingredient list is unusual, but it really works together well. Thanks for posting this!
     
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Tweaks

  1. This was good but not great. A little too salty. I used lemon juice instead of lime juice (did not have any lime juice on hand). I would make this again but not season the fish before pan frying. Also I would probably use less oil and maybe a little more ginger. Husband enjoyed it but stated too salty.
     
  2. Simple and good. I didn't season the fish at all with salt, but used ginger & pepper only. I also used a drizzle of honey in place of the brown sugar.
     
  3. Loved this! I omitted the salt, butter, and olive oil from the fish frying - just sprayed the pan with nonstick cooking spray and covered the fish with the pepper. I also used low-sodium soy sauce in the sauce to decrease the sodium a bit. I subbed some cayenne pepper for the red pepper flakes, as that is what I had on hand. The fish and sauce were so lovely - a blend of tangy, sweet and a little spicy. Thank you for a definite keeper!
     

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