This sustainable seafood recipe from our partner, Monterey Bay Aquarium features tilapia. U.S.-farmed tilapia is a Seafood Watch “Best Choice.”
Ingredients
(Serves 4)
1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 1/4 pound tilapia fillets, cut into 2×1-inch pieces
Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup minced peeled fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 pound sugar snap peas, strings removed
1 1/2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth (preferably organic)
Directions
Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil and vinegar in a small bowl.
Sprinkle the fish pieces with salt and pepper. Place the flour on a medium plate. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Dip half the fish pieces in flour to coat on both sides and add to the pan. Cook for 1 minute on each side (the fish will be opaque on the outside but not cooked through). Transfer to a large plate and repeat with the remaining fish. Don’t wipe the pan.
Add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil to the same pan over medium-high heat. Add the green onions, ginger and red pepper and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the sugar snaps and stir to coat with oil and seasonings. Add the broth. Cover and simmer until the sugar snaps are almost crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.
Carefully add the fish to the skillet. Simmer uncovered until the sauce thickens slightly and the fish is cooked through, stirring gently and spooning the sauce over the fish, about 2 minutes. (The fish will feel resilient to the touch and be opaque in the center when cut with a small knife.)
Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the soy sauce mixture. Divide among four warmed plates and serve immediately.
RECIPE BY:
Kristine Kidd, Monterey Bay Aquarium Food Editor
U.S.-farmed Tilapia
Your “Best Choice” is tilapia grown in the U.S. in environmentally friendly systems. Tilapia from South America is a “Good Alternative.” Monterey Bay Aquarium recommends that you “Avoid” farmed tilapia from China and Taiwan, where pollution and weak management are widespread problems.
