Description:
A quick and easy, not fried, novel way of serving this fish with salsa, which is best using fillets. (If you have the whole fish) cut the head and tail off---peel off skin---and carefully remove the big fishbone in the center. The final result is tangy and delicious.
Ingredients:
For the Salsa:
1 mango (slightly ripe,but not over ripe) peeled and diced
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
3 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
zest of 1 lime
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 tb. minced fresh ginger root
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
salt
For the fish:
2 tbs. olive oil (or corn oil)
1-1/2 tbsp. grated orange zest
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
salt, pepper, seasonings
Crushed fresh red pepper , or red pepper flakes (crushed also)
4- 5 oz. tilapia fillets, rinsed and pat dry on paper towels
Directions:
-Preheat oven to 400 F.
-Make the salsa: combine all salsa ingregients in a glass bowl
and stir to blend...and set aside at room temperature
-In a shallow baking dish that can fit the fillets in a single layer,
combine oil, orange zest, orange juice, salt, pepper and
crushed fresh red pepper or pepper flakes
-Place fillets turning them several times to coat with the
seasonings.
-Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until
fish can be flaked with a fork
When done, transfer fillets in a serving platter and spoon the
salsa over and serve.
Garnish with avocado slizes and cilantro sprigs on the side.
Mom, is this the one we ate in your home? Masarap yun eh! If only we could keep that in our maletas, we already did sana!
ReplyDeletehahaha..I can't help but laughed in what you said Anne;-)
ReplyDeleteLita, this is a lot of work, the best way is to buy the fillet tilapia already..very interesting salsa, I haven't tried yet to peel the tomatoes and seeds them too..sounds good!
Hi Angie,
ReplyDeleteI just had to add making this with whole tilapia for the benefit of our kababayans--esp. sila Anne, cause you know...in the Philippines--we cannot find any tilapia fillet---but here in the US, I buy the fillet talaga! Sarap talaga nito----try it!
Light and fresh ito...thank you.
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