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Tilapia Fish Recipes Biography

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Tilapia is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapia are mainly freshwater fish inhabiting shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes and less commonly found living in brackish water. Historically, they have been of major importance in artisan fishing in Africa and the Levant and are of increasingimportance in aquaculture and aquaponics. Tilapia can become problematic invasive species in new warm-water habitats such as Australia, whether deliberately or accidentally introduced, but generally not in temperate climates due to their inability to survive in cooler waters below about 21 °C (70 °F). I’ve been real busy lately with work deadlines fast approaching, and preparing for a trip coming up in a week or so. I didn’t get time to look at my rss feeds for three days, and suddenly the number of unread posts were in three digits. I have way too many recipes and restaurant reviews waiting in my drafts. If I don’t type those up soon, the details will be forgotten for sure. The to-do pile for blogging is as tall as the to-do pile for work… Blogging is more fun, if only someone paid me to do this… sigh… Till then, I have to go through my work pile first, and use my R&R time for blogging related activities, so bear with me!

Ever since I saw the mouthwatering pictures of Aswin’s Pan Fried Fish with Roasted Onion Marinade I have been planning to try something similar. Finally I got the chance last weekend, when we picked up two Tilapias from the live fish tank in Uwajimaya. I am not very fond of the pre-packaged Tilapia filets, I think those lack flavor, but the fresh ones out of the tank taste really good. I am partial to whole Tilapias, since those look so much like my favorite fish -Karimeen aka Pearl Spot from Kerala. In fact Tilapia is called poor man’s Karimeen in Kerala.

Ingredients:

Two large sized whole Tilapia

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

salt to taste

2 tsp oil

1 tbsp dried tamarind soaked in warm water. (1 tsp tamarind paste)

For the Marinade

1/2 cup thinly sliced shallots

2 tbsp thinly sliced ginger pieces

4 large cloves garlic minced

3 small green chilies sliced

1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

1/4 cup fresh grated coconut

1/2 tsp red chili powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

salt to taste

Method:

Clean the fish and make some gashes on both sides. Rub the fish well with salt and lemon juice and keep aside.

To make the marinade, heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and add the shallots, ginger, garlic and sliced chilies. Saute till the shallots are soft and translucent. Add the coconut and saute till the coconut mixture starts to brown. Reduce the heat and add the salt, pepper, chili powder and turmeric powder and saute till the spices are completely roasted. Remove from heat.

Grind the roasted ingredients along with the tamarind water to form a smooth paste. If using tamarind paste, add some water to help the grinding process.

Apply this marinade liberally on the cleaned fish inside and out. Keep for about 15 minutes.

Line a steamer with parchment paper so that the marinade won’t drip out. Steam covered for about 10 minutes.

Heat 1 tsp oil in a large non-stick pan, and flash fry the fish about 2 minutes per side, turning once so that the outside of the fish gets a crispy texture.

Serve hot with lemon wedges.

Tilapia Fish Recipes Fish Recipes in Urdu Pinoy Chinese For Kids Easy with Sauce healthy Asian PHotos