This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UFL chapter.
Add an Oriental taste to this common seafood plate by infusing the tilapia with a five-spice Chinese powder. This blend includes cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise and Szechuan peppercorn.
If Chinese food is just not your thing, experiment with this recipe from eatingwell.com by covering the fish with other spices, such as rosemary and garlic. This short-step dinner is a mere 180 calories per serving and takes only about 15 minutes to make.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 8 ounces tilapia fillets
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder (see Tip)
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons canola oil
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
Preparation
- Sprinkle both sides of tilapia fillets with five-spice powder. Combine soy sauce and brown sugar in a small bowl.
- Heat oil in a medium or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the tilapia and cook until the outer edges are opaque, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, turn the fish over, stir the soy mixture and pour into the pan. Bring the sauce to a boil and cook until the fish is cooked through and the sauce has thickened slightly, about 2 minutes more. Add scallions and remove from the heat. Serve the fish drizzled with the pan sauce.