Broiled Tilapia Coconut Curry Sauce

5 from 2 votes

Valentines Day 2021 - Broiled Tilapia Coconut Curry Sauce. The mild flavor of the Tilapia lets the fragrant flavors in this coconut curry sauce shine. Serve this dish with Basmati Cilantro Lime rice

Prep Time10

Active Time10

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Fish or Seafood

Keyword: Basmati Rice, Curry Sauce, Tilapia

Yield: people

Calories: 506kcal

Equipment

Microwave
Sauté Pan
Broiler

Materials

For the Fish & Curry Sauce

4 6 ounce tilapia fillets
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp minced ginger
2 garlic cloves minced
1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1 cup chopped green onion
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp ground cumin
4 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 14 oz can coconut milk
2 tbsp chopped cilantro

For the Green Beans

Green Beans, cut into 1½ to 2” pieces. ends trimmed
Boiling Salted water in a sauté pan

For the Rice

1 bag microwave basmati rice
Salt and pepper to taste
½ lime zested for rice and same ½ of a lime juiced for rice
Chopped cilantro for rice
The other ½ lime cut in 4 wedges

Instructions

For the Fish

Preheat broiler.
Season fish with salt & pepper.
Place on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil
Broil 7 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Make the Sauce

Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Add ginger and peppers cook 2 minutes
Add garlic and green onions; cook 1 minute.
Stir in curry powder, cumin and brown sugar; cook 1 minute.
Add soy sauce, and coconut milk; bring to a simmer (but do not boil).
Remove from heat and stir in cilantro.

While the fish is broiling and the sauce simmers -

Cook green beans in boiling salted water
Cook for 2-3 minutes in the boiling water
Drain water and serve hot

For the Rice

Microwave the rice in the bag for 90 seconds
Put rice in a bowl.
Top with the cilantro, lime zest and lime juice.
Serve fish with sauce, rice, green beans and lime wedges.
Rice will also absorb the curry sauce from the fish

Video

Notes

If you do the prep work ahead of time, you can disappear in the kitchen for 10 minutes and return with dinner on the plates.

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