Braised Tilapia

Name: Braised Tilapia
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 (about 600 g) Tilapia (cleaned, with 3 diagonal slashes on each side); 2 Red chili peppers (washed and sliced); 3 Scallions (washed and cut into segments); 1 small piece Ginger (washed and sliced); 3 cloves Garlic (washed and sliced); 30 g Cooking oil (heated for pan-frying the fish); 1 tsp Soy sauce; 2 tsp Cooking wine; 1 tsp Sesame oil (drizzled at the end); 1 tsp Pepper powder; 1 tsp Fine salt; 2 tsp Sugar; 1 tsp MSG

A home-style tilapia dish prepared by pan-frying then red-braising, featuring a glossy reddish hue and tender, silky fish meat.

40 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Tilapia (cleaned, with 3 diagonal slashes on each side) 1 (about 600 g)

Red chili peppers (washed and sliced) 2

Scallions (washed and cut into segments) 3

Ginger (washed and sliced) 1 small piece

Garlic (washed and sliced) 3 cloves

Cooking oil (heated for pan-frying the fish) 30 g

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Cooking wine 2 tsp

Sesame oil (drizzled at the end) 1 tsp

Pepper powder 1 tsp

Fine salt 1 tsp

Sugar 2 tsp

MSG 1 tsp

Instructions

Prepare the Ingredients

Clean the tilapia and make 3 diagonal slashes on each side. Wash the scallions and cut them into segments. Wash and slice the ginger, garlic, and red chili peppers.

Pan-Fry the Fish

Add oil to a pan and heat it up. Pan-fry the fish until both sides are golden brown, then remove and set aside.

Build the Sauce

Leave a small amount of oil in the pan, then sauté the scallions, ginger, garlic, and chili until fragrant. Add the soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, pepper, salt, MSG, and water, and bring to a boil.

Braise Until Flavorful

Place the pan-fried tilapia into the sauce and simmer over low heat until the flavors are absorbed. Remove the fish and plate it. Reduce the remaining sauce until thick, drizzle with sesame oil, and pour over the fish.