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spicy red tilapia sauce

spicy red tilapia sauce

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A fried tilapia fillet, coated in a spicy red sauce made with peppers, ginger, oyster sauce, and chili. A flavorful and satisfying fish dish.

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Recipe from Rulwarih, Effionie Ronnie (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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The tilapia, which is first pan-fried and then simmered in a red sauce seasoned with pepper, ginger, and garlic, is enhanced by a combination of oyster sauce and chili sauce, which adds a rich and intense flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodDeep-fried
  • Estimated cost$2.99 $1.00 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

3 people
  • $0.10
  • $0.06
  • $0.02
  • $1.80
  • $0.10
  • $0.33
  • $0.15
  • $0.13
  • $0.11
  • $0.06
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 10 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean the tilapia. ≈ 8 min
  2. Finely chop the Allium ascalonicum (garlic), Allium sativum (onion), and the large onion. ≈ 8 min
  3. Finely chop or mince the hot peppers and white pepper. ≈ 4 min
  4. Finely chop the ginger and slice the peppers into long strips. ≈ 8 min
  5. Pour in the oil paint into a pan.
  6. Coat the fish with flour. ≈ 3 min
  7. Fry the fish until it is cooked through, then remove it from the pan.
  8. Please continue to harvest the Allium ascalonicum and Allium sativum until they are fragrant.
  9. Add the chopped peppers and ginger. ≈ 3 min
  10. Return to frying the tilapia.
  11. Add salt, a flavor enhancer, oyster sauce, and chili sauce to your liking. ≈ 3 min
  12. Add a little water. ≈ 3 min
  13. Add a little cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
  14. Serve the tilapia with a red sauce. ≈ 2 min

The bill

spicy red tilapia sauce

  • wheat flour$0.10
  • Cornstarch$0.06
  • salt$0.02
  • 2 peppers$1.80
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 2 Allium ascalonicum$0.33
  • 1 large onion$0.15
  • sweet soy sauce$0.13
  • spicy peppers$0.11
  • white pepper$0.06
  • cooking oil paint$0.13

Total$2.99

that's $1.00 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 whole fresh tilapia
  • wheat flour
  • Cornstarch
  • salt
  • Flavor enhancer (glutamate)
  • 2 peppers
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 Allium ascalonicum
  • 1 large onion
  • One piece of ginger
  • sweet soy sauce
  • Oyster sauce
  • Spicy sauce
  • spicy peppers
  • white pepper
  • cooking oil paint

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