Sweet & Sour Tilapia Recipe

Sweet & Sour Tilapia

INGREDIENTS:
  • Whole tilapia
  • 1 cup cooking oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium-sized onion, chopped
  • 1 can pineapple, chunks and juice separated
  • 1 small carrot, cut into long strips
  • 1 cup bell pepper, cut into strips
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 1 tsp. ground ginger
  • Ground black pepper
  • Salt
INSTRUCTION:
  1. Heat the cooking oil in a skillet on the stove top over medium-high heat. Add the tilapia to the pan when the oil is hot. Cook the tilapia on one side until it is brown and crispy. Flip the fish and cook it on the other side until it is brown and crispy. Set the tilapia aside when it is done.
  2. Sauté the garlic and onion in a clean sauce pan with a small amount of oil or butter for three to five minutes. Add the pineapple and carrots. Simmer the mixture on low heat for 10 minutes.
  3. Combine the pineapple juice, soy sauce, sugar, water, ginger and flour in the saucepan and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Simmer the dish until the sauce is well blended and thick. Add the bell peppers and simmer the tilapia for an additional minute.
  5. Pour the sweet-and-sour sauce over the fried tilapia. Serve the tilapia with rice.
Source: Live Strong

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