This sustainable seafood recipe is from our partner, Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Ingredients
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.
Serve atop mounds of brown basmati or jasmine rice and end the meal with lemon
tartlets, or fresh strawberries topped with yogurt and minced crystallized ginger.
U.S.-farmed tilapia is a Seafood Watch “Best Choice.” We recommend that you “Avoid”
farmed tilapia from China and Taiwan, where pollution and weak management are
widespread problems.
Recipe by:
Kristine Kidd, Monterey Bay Aquarium Food Editor
