Simple Way to Blackened Tilapia With Cream Sauce

Tilapia In Tamarind Sauce

Each blackened seasoning, cajun gumbo mix and ground red pepper.

Recipe Summary Tilapia In Tamarind Sauce

This simple dish stands out from the ordinary because of the subtle tartness of the tamarind and the heat of the pepper.

Ingredients | Blackened Tilapia With Cream Sauce

1 pound tilapia fillets

1 teaspoon tamarind paste

¼ cup hot water

1 (1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger, grated

2 cloves garlic, pressed

salt to taste

1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

½ teaspoon ground coriander

½ teaspoon ground turmeric

½ teaspoon ground cumin

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste

Directions

Rinse tilapia fillets and dry with paper towels. Dissolve tamarind paste in hot water in a bowl; stir ginger, garlic, salt, black pepper, coriander, turmeric, and cumin into tamarind mixture to make a paste. Rub paste over fish and let stand 15 minutes to absorb flavors (or longer in refrigerator if desired).

Heat vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook fish with tamarind paste in the hot oil until the flesh is opaque and flaky, about 4 minutes on the first side and 2 minutes on the second side. Drizzle with lemon juice.

This dish can also be broiled. To broil, place the fish and all the marinade in a greased broiler pan about 7 inches away from the broiler source. Cook until the fish is tender and flaky, about 5 min on each side.

Info | Blackened Tilapia With Cream Sauce

prep: 15 mins cook: 10 mins additional: 15 mins total: 40 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

TAG : Tilapia In Tamarind Sauce

Seafood, Fish, Tilapia,