Coconut Curried Tilapia Recipes

BROILED TILAPIA WITH THAI COCONUT CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the ginger, garlic, pepper and scallions; cook 1 minute. Stir in curry powder, curry paste, and cumin; cook 1 minute.
• Add soy sauce, sugar, Asian fish sauce, and coconut milk; bring to a simmer (do not boil). Remove from heat; stir in cilantro or basil if using.
• Brush fish with 1/2 teaspoon oil; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Place fish on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Broil 7 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• Serve fish with sauce, rice, and lime wedges.

THAI-STYLE TILAPIA WITH COCONUT-CURRY BROTH

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the oil over moderate heat.
• Add the shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 3-5 minutes.
• Add the curry paste and cook, stirring until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken broth, coconut milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer until reduced to 2 cups, about 5 minutes.
• Season the tilapia with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Arrange the fish in the pan and gently shake the pan so the fish is coated with the sauce.
• Cover and cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 7 minutes.
• Arrange a pile of steamed spinach in the bottom of 4 soup plates.
• Top with the fish fillets.
• Stir the cilantro, scallions and lime juice into the sauce and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the sauce over the fish and serve with rice.

COCONUT CURRIED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Season tilapia fillets with salt, chile powder, and black pepper. Set aside.
• In iron pot, heat olive oil; add curry powder stirring often. Allow curry powder to practically burn. Add a little water whenever paste becomes too sticky.
• Add most garlic and onions until well coated.
• Add coconut milk. Stir. After 1 minute, add fish and remaining garlic and onions.
• Lower heat and cover for about 15 - 20 minutes.
• Serve over jasmine or coconut rice.

TILAPIA COCONUT CURRY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan begin to cook the brown rice.
• Dice onions and chop broccoli, in a large pan or wok toss with 1 tsp of salt and a few sprays of PAM, and sautee about 5 minutes, remove from heat.
• Spray another pan with PAM, sprinkle tilapia with 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp curry powder, place in the pan and then pour the coconut milk over the tilapia. Add the rest of the curry powder and pineapple and stir gently. Cook on medium-high heat for 3 minutes, turn the tilapia over gently and cook an additional 3 minutes - or until the fish is fully cooked. Stir in the broccoli and onions and serve over rice .

BROILED TILAPIA WITH THAI COCONUT- CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add ginger and garlic; cook 1 minute.
• Add peppers and onions; cook 1 minute.
• Stir in curry powder, curry paste, and cumin; cook 1 minute.
• Add soy sauce, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and coconut milk; bring to a simmer (but do not boil).
• Remove from heat and stir in cilantro.
• Brush fish with remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt and place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray (I just use parchment paper).
• Broil 7 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• Serve fish with sauce, rice, and lime wedges.