Curried Coconut Tilapia

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 156.8
  • Total Fat: 4.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 55.0 mg
  • Sodium: 66.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 6.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
  • Protein: 24.5 g

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Introduction

This is wonderful served over Jasmine rice or mashed potatoes. This is wonderful served over Jasmine rice or mashed potatoes.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    4 - 4oz tilapia filets
    1 can or 1 cup coconut milk(it should only have 3 ingredients)
    6 whole almonds
    1 very small white onion, chopped
    1 tsp ground ginger or 1 tbsp fresh chopped ginger
    1/2 tsp ground turmeric
    1 tsp dried chives or 4 tbsp fresh chopped chives
    sea salt
    pepper

Tips

If you like your thai style food spicey add a dash of red pepper flakes.


Directions

add the watery top portion of the coconut milk to a blender, add the almods and liquify completely. Add the chopped onions and purify, then add the turmeric and ginger and purify. Add the solids from the coconut milk and blend until bubbly. Set the sauce aside for awhile to wake the flavors up.

Rinse the tilapia filets with water and dry thoroughly. Then coat in sea salt and pepper. Place the filets in a sauce pan with tall sides and pour the coconut sauce over them to cover, and sprinkle the chives over the top. Bring to a gentle boil and then reduce to heat to very very low and cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Serve over rice or mashed potatoes and enjoy :)

Serving Size: makes 4 filets with sauce to cover