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Broiled Tilapia with Thai Coconut Curry Sauce

Tilapia fillets broiled and served with a quick Thai-style coconut curry sauce made with ginger, garlic, red curry paste, and cilantro.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tspdark sesame oil divided
  • 1 tbspminced peeled fresh ginger
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 cupfinely chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 cupchopped scallions
  • 1 tspcurry powder
  • 2 tspred curry paste
  • 1/2 tspground cumin
  • 4 tsplow-sodium soy sauce use tamari for gluten-free
  • 1 tbspbrown sugar
  • 2 tspAsian fish sauce
  • 114- ounce can light coconut milk
  • 1/4 cupchopped fresh cilantro
  • 66- ounce tilapia fillets
  • salt
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

Instructions

  • Preheat the broiler and position the oven rack so the fish will be about 6 inches from the broiler heat.
  • Heat 1/2 teaspoon of the dark sesame oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  • Add the minced fresh ginger, minced garlic, finely chopped red bell pepper, and chopped scallions to the skillet; cook, stirring, about 1 minute.
  • Stir in the curry powder, red curry paste, and ground cumin; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
  • Add the low-sodium soy sauce, brown sugar, Asian fish sauce, and the light coconut milk; bring the mixture to a gentle simmer (do not boil), then remove the skillet from the heat.
  • Stir the chopped fresh cilantro into the sauce and set the sauce aside, keeping it warm.
  • Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Pat the tilapia fillets dry, brush them with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon dark sesame oil, and lightly sprinkle with salt.
  • Arrange the fillets on the prepared baking sheet and broil for 7 minutes or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
  • Transfer the broiled fillets to plates and spoon the Thai coconut curry sauce over each fillet. Serve immediately.

Equipment

  • Broiler
  • oven rack
  • large nonstick skillet
  • Baking Sheet