5 Spice Tilapia Recipes

5-SPICE TILAPIA

Steps:

• Sprinkle both sides of tilapia fillets with 5-spice powder. Combine soy sauce and brown sugar in a small bowl.
• Heat oil in a large non-stick 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 sauce.

FIVE-SPICE TILAPIA WITH CITRUS PONZU SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine green onions, juices, soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and ginger in a small bowl.
• Combine five-spice powder, salt, and pepper.
• Sprinkle both sides of fish evenly with spice mixture.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add fish to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.
• Remove from skillet, and serve with sauce.

PAN-SEARED 5-SPICE TILAPIA W/ HOT-ORANGE-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• PREPARE HOT ORANGE-GINGER SAUCE:.
• Whisk marmalade, orange juice, vinegar, gingerroot, and pepper flakes together in small bowl.
• Saute garlic in saucepan with oil over med-hi heat for 30 seconds.
• Add marmalade mixture and simmer, stirring continuously, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt.
• PREPARE FIVE-SPICE POWDER:.
• Grind all your spices, until it is all blended together.
• Makes 1/4 cup of powder - will keep for several months in an airtight container.
• PREPARE TILAPIA:.
• Mix five-spice powder, salt and cayenne pepper with 2 T oil in small bowl.
• Pat fillets dry; brush both sides with spice mixture.
• Heat remaining 1 T oil in large nonstick skillet over med-hi het until skillet is lightly smoking.
• Add fillets; saute 3 minutes on each side.
• Sprinkle with scallions.
• Serve with Hot Orange-Ginger Sauce & vegetable fried rice.
• Enjoy.