Braised Tilapia in Caramel Sauce

Name: Braised Tilapia in Caramel Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla); 454 grams boned, skinned tilapia or catfish fillets; 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger; 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced; 2 Tbsps thinly sliced green onions (including tops); 0 teaspoons pepper; 59 milliliters minced shallots; 3 Tbsps sugar

Braised Tilapian in Caramel Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 19g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 151 calories. This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up pepper, catfish fillets, ginger, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse fish and pat dry; cut fillets crosswise into 2- by 3-inch pieces.

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Fish

Place sugar in a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat; shake pan often until sugar is melted and amber colored, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Shake

Sugar

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Add 1/2 cup hot water (mixture will bubble vigorously) and stir over medium heat until caramelized sugar is dissolved.

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Sugar

Water

Stir in fish sauce, shallots, ginger, and garlic; stir often over high heat until boiling.

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Fish Sauce

Shallot

Garlic

Ginger

Lay fish in a single layer in sauce, overlapping edges if necessary to fit. Simmer for about 3 minutes, turn over carefully, and simmer until barely opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part (cut to test), 3 to 4 minutes longer.

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Transfer fish to serving dish with a slotted spatula. Bring sauce to a boil over high heat and stir often until slightly syrupy and reduced to about 2/3 cup, 2 to 4 minutes; pour over fish, then sprinkle with green onions and pepper.

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Green Onions

Pepper

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Spatula

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Servings:

3Tbsps

Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)454grams

boned, skinned tilapia or catfish fillets 1Tbsp

minced fresh ginger 1clove

garlic, peeled and minced 2Tbsps

thinly sliced green onions (including tops)0teaspoons

pepper 59milliliters

minced shallots 3Tbsps

sugar

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Fish works really well with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Maysaran Arsheen Pinot Gris with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.