Sweet and Sour Tilapia

This Sweet and Sour Tilapia recipe is an absolute dream to the tastebuds. Tender cooked fish coated in a delicious vibrant sweet and sour sauce made with pineapples, vegetables, and a ketchup and vinegar blend. Creating a boldly balanced dish that takes under 30 minutes to make.

Benefits of Sweet and Sour fish

Eating fish, for this recipe Tilapia is quite beneficial in a number of ways. Fishes are known to be low in calories making it ideal for many diets as this can help improve cholesterol, high in protein which then supports muscle growth and repair, it contains omega-3 fatty acids that helps support the heart and reduce inflammation, as well as many vitamins and nutrients that provide help the body’s immunity and nerve health. But like any other dish that has additional ingredients like sugar, salt, canned goods, seasonings and many more ingredients. These should be eaten in moderation.

Sweet and Sour Tilapia Ingredients

• Tilapia –  our healthy main meat for this recipe.
• Pineapple tidbits – the base of the sauce, it gives a nice refreshingly sweet tang.
• Ketchup – adds color and a savory flavor.
• Soy Sauce – for umami.
• Vinegar – gives this dish its signature tang.
• Sugar – to help cut through the sourness.
• Salt and Black Pepper – flavor enhancers.
• Ginger, Garlic and Onion – tasty aromatics.
• Carrots and Red Bell Pepper  – for color, a nice crisp texture, and subtle sweetness.
• Slurry – to help thicken up the sauce and make it cling better to the fish.
• Oil – for frying
• Green onions – for garnish

How to make Sweet and Sour Tilapia with Pineapple and Tomato Sauce

Tilapia Sweet and Sour Fish Recipe

Ingredients :

• 1 kilo tilapia
• 1 can pineapple tidbits ( 227 g )
• ½ cup ketchup
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• ¼ cup vinegar
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ginger ( chopped )
• 3 cloves garlic ( chopped )
• 1 large onion ( sliced )
• 1 small carrot ( sliced )
• 2 small red bell pepper ( sliced )
• Slurry ( 2 teaspoon cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water )
• Oil for frying
• Green onions for garnish

Steps :

1. Season the tilapia with salt. Set aside.

2. In a bowl separate the pineapple from the syrup. Mix the syrup with ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.

3. In a pan with hot oil. Fry the fish until golden brown. Flip as needed. Cook in batches then set aside. 

4. In another pan, heat some oil. Saute ginger before sautéing in garlic until aromatic, then onions until slightly soft. Mix in carrots for a few seconds. 

5. Then mix in bell peppers and pineapple tidbits. Saute for a few seconds. Pour in the sweet and sour sauce. Give it a good mix. Bring to a boil.

6. Pour in the slurry and mix well. Add back the fried fish. Flip and baste to help it absorb the flavors better. Garnish with green onions before serving.

Questions:

• Sweet and Sour Tilapia calories per 100g

This Sweet and Sour Fish Tilapia Recipe has around 120 calories per 100 grams.

• Additional Sweet and Sour Fish Ingredients
  • Sweet and Sour Fish Recipe Thai – add a tablespoon or so of fish sauce in the sweet and sour sauce, a good amount of red chillies before adding in the fried fishes, you can use gula melaka ( a type of palm sugar ) instead of regular sugar, then top these off with coriander leaves.
  • Sweet and Sour tilapia Chinese – quite similar to any regular sweet and sour fish fillet /  or whole fish. The only difference is adding cornstarch and white pepper when seasoning the fish.

• What to add in the Sweet and Sour Sauce ?
  • While this is a Sweet and Sour with Ketchup, you can also use tomato paste instead for a richer, more savory taste. It also gives the sauce a stronger red hue.
  • Sweet and Sour Fish with Orange Juice – if you do not have any pineapple juice or canned pineapple tidbits available. You can use orange juice and add sliced oranges at the end, over the fishes after.

• What other meats can you use?

You can use any type of fish, from tuna or canned tuna to make “Sweet and Sour Tuna“, mackerels, anchovies, milkfish, or any part of the fish. Fillets, for “Sweet and Sour Tilapia Fillet recipe”, boneless, just the heads, or body. You’re free to choose whatever type or part of the fish you like.

This Sweet and Sour Tilapia recipe ( or some might call “Escabeche Tilapia” ) is a deliciously flavorful and colorful way to enjoy fish. This recipe combines the crispy yet tender fish with a balanced sweet and sour red sauce. It’s quick, easy, and comes out almost restaurant-worthy. Switch up your usual fish dinners with this mouthwatering must-try!

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Pininyahang Isda Recipe ( Tagalog )

Paano magluto ng Sweet and Sour Tilapia Tagalog

Mga Sangkap :

• 1 kilo tilapia
• 1 lata ng pineapple tidbits ( 227 g )
• ½ tasa ketchup
• 4 kutsara ng soy sauce
• ¼ tasa suka
• 4 kutsara ng asukal
• 1 kutsarita ng asin
• 1 kutsarita ng paminta
• 1 kutsarita ng luya ( tinadtad )
• 3 butil ng bawang ( tinadtad )
• 1 malaking sibuyas ( hiniwa )
• 1 maliit na karot ( hiniwa ng pahaba )
• 2 maliit na kampanilyang paminta ( hiniwa ng pahaba )
• Slurry ( 2 kutsarita ng cornstarch at 3 kutsara ng tubig )
• Mantika pang prito
• Dahon ng sibuyas pang dekorasyon

Paano Lutuin :

1. I-season ang tilapia ng asin. Itabi.
2. Sa mangkok, ihiwalay ang pinya sa syrup. Haluin ang syrup kasama ng ketchup, soy sauce, suka, asukal, asin, at paminta.,
3. Sa kawali na may mainit na mantika. Iprito ang mga isda hanggang mag-golden. Pag baliktarin kung kinakailangan. Lutuin na mag batch at itabi.
4. Paano gumawa ng sweet and sour sauce? Sa ibang kawali, maginit ng mantika. Lutuin ang luya bago ihalo dito ang bawang hanggang mabango, iluto dito ang mga sibuyas hanggang lumambot. Haluin ang mga karot ng ilang segundo.
5. Ihalo ang kampanilyang paminta at pinya. Lutuin ng ilang segundo. Ibuhos dito ang sweet and sour sauce. Ihalo at ipakulo.
6. Ibuhos din dito ang slurry at haluin ng mabuti. Ibalik ang mga isda. Pag baliktarin at i-baste para masipsip ng isda ang sarsa. I-dekorasyon ng dahon ng sibuyas bago ihanda.