Tilapia in Thai sauce

Recipe uploaded by

Barney Desmazery

5 ratings

Recipe by Barney Desmazery

Subscribe to Good Food magazine - 3 issues for £3

Tested

Leave a comment or rate this recipe

1. Coat the fish fillets in the cornflour, then set aside. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan, sizzle the fillets for 2-3 mins on each side until crisp, then remove and keep warm. In the same pan, briefly fry the spring onion, garlic and ginger, then add the soy sauce, brown sugar and lime juice and simmer until slightly syrupy. Spoon the sauce over the fish, scatter with chilli, Thai basil or coriander, then serve with the lime wedges.

PER SERVING

328 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 0g, salt 2.94 g

Latest comments and suggestions

• ClaireCV

  07 November 2008

  ClaireCV rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Wow! This is delicious and so quick and easy! I doubled the quantities of soy, lime and sugar as we like alot of sauce, and also used river cobbler as my supermaket didn't have tilapia. Have cooked it twice now and served with jasmine rice and prawn toasts, a firm favourite already!!

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• Barney

  12 November 2008

  Barney commented on this recipe

  Glad you like it as much as I do. Bx

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• fl00se

  08 January 2009

  fl00se commented on this recipe

  Awesome! My family loved this recipe. I doubled up on the ingredients and it was perfect.......severd it with a romaine salad......

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• Denise

  13 February 2009

  Denise rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Brilliant, tasty,simple and it looks good too.I served it with coconut rice and sprinkled coriander leaves over and served at a dinner party but will have it with salad for a weekday meal. Thanks Barney

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• Brenda

  28 May 2009

  Brenda commented on this recipe

  Absolutely gorgeous!! Wonderful blend of flavours. I also doubled up on the sauce. Went down a storm with my guinea pig husband, so will be my next dinner party offering

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• patch

  03 September 2009

  patch rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is so easy and utterly delicious. Everyone I give it to asks for the recipe.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• Maria Budgen

  13 October 2009

  Maria Budgen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Took others advice and doubled up sauce ingredients. Went shopping before finding recipe, so used 2 large plaice fillets which worked well and didn't have any spring onions so used half a sliced onion - worked fine, if not as colourful! Used total of 4 tablespoons of lime juice from a bottle as no fresh (1 lime is meant to equal 2 tbls). Made a lovely tangy sauce which we will make again. Great quick and easy recipe that makes fish a bit more interesting. Served it with Ken Hom's turmeric rice with lots of finely chopped veg mixed in.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• rachw09

  24 October 2009

  rachw09 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Simple and delicious! I normally have chilli, garlic and ginger at all times, great basic ingredients to have at hand. This is quick and easy to make after a long day, but bursting with flavour and colourfulness! It is also very healthy!! I make this time and time again.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/8008/

Your binder

• Register
• Sign in
• More info

Sign up or sign in to receive a £40 wine voucher, and to save, rate and comment on recipes. Plus, get our newsletter.

Ingredients

• 4 tilapia fillets
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 4 spring onions , sliced
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• small piece fresh ginger , finely chopped
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• juice 1 lime , plus 1 lime chopped into wedges, to serve
• 1 red chilli , deseeded and sliced
• handful Thai basil leaves or coriander leaves

Search Good Food

Keywords

Refine your recipe search

Search filter options

Search by cooking times Less than 10 minutes 10-30 minutes 35-60 minutes Over an hour Search by difficulty Easy Moderately easy For the keen cook Search by cuisine American British Cajun & Creole Caribbean French German Greek Indian Italian Mediterranean Mexican Moroccan Scottish Spanish Swiss Thai Vietnamese Search by course Warm starter Cold starter Main course Side dish Pudding Search by calorie range Less than 200 200-400 400-600 600-800 Over 800 Search by occasion Midweek meal Dinner party Family favourite Birthdays Christmas New Year Mother's Day Chinese New Year Easter Search by chef Good Food Team olive Angela Nilsen Annabel Karmel Anthony Worral Thompson Gary Rhodes Gordon Ramsay James Martin John Torode Ken Hom Lesley Waters Mary Cadogan Merrilees Parker Nick Nairn Orlando Murrin Ruth Watson Silvana Franco Thane Prince Tony Tobin Search by diet Vegetarian Vegan Gluten-free Dairy-free Nut-free Egg-free Low-fat Low in salt Suitable for diabetics Search by magazine BBC Good food olive Search by servings 1 2 4 6 8 For a crowd

Difficulty and servings

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 20 mins

Cook 10 mins

Egg-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free

Ingredients

• 4 tilapia fillets
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 4 spring onions , sliced
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• small piece fresh ginger , finely chopped
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• juice 1 lime , plus 1 lime chopped into wedges, to serve
• 1 red chilli , deseeded and sliced
• handful Thai basil leaves or coriander leaves

PER SERVING

328 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 0g, salt 2.94 g

Your binder

Here are three other great reasons why to sign up:

• You get an online binder, where you can store all your favourite recipes and create menus.
• You can add your own recipes to this site for others to try; plus, rate and make comments on recipes, and share your views on our blog.
• You can sign up for our weekly newsletter (sent out on Wednesdays) - it's packed with recipes, special offers and competitions.

Recipes from the new TV channel and celebrity chefs. goodfoodchannel.co.uk