This dish goes back to my childhood. My mom used to make fish this way, usually with catfish cause its inexpensive and with the sauce who can really tell? I prefer to make this using tilapia but either works! I love it. Hubby loves. But to be honest, I’m not sure what the masses would think of it. I had intended on fixing this for guests for the first time, but we had some scheduling issues so I prepared our Chinese feast for just hubby & myself which meant a scaled down version of the feast. I’m curious to see if this is something others will like or not. We certainly do! 
If you are a fan of ginger, go for the fresh! Hope you enjoy!Mom’s Chinese Tilapia
1 pound tilapia fillets
3 Tbsp rice cooking wine
2-3 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 1/2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
1/2 Tbsp Sriracha chili sauce
2 cloves of garlic, diced
1/4 tsp dried ginger powder
1 tsp olive oil
In a medium sized skillet, heat olive oil over low-medium heat. Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine rice cooking wine, soy sauce, Sriracha chili sauce, garlic powder & ginger powder. Add fish to skillet, allowing to cook for a minute. Flip fish and add soy sauce mixture to skillet. Add green onion. Allow fish to simmer over low heat until cooked thoroughly, and most of the sauce has cooked off. Serve immediately.
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I think this sounds very good! I’ll have to try it out and let you know if I like it!
It sounds good to me. I love tilapia.
this sounds delish!
Hey, this sounds so good and healthy too… I’m saving this in my files for sure!
This looks great, a very different way to prepare tilapia that I will have to try!
tried this and it was delicious!
courtney – glad you liked it!
My husband (and I) loved this and I wanted to say thank you so much!
Looks “Delish”. I have a couple bags of (bargain) tilapia that I need creative ideas for. I might have to put that on next week’s menu plan!
I’m going to make this tonight. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
The recipe looks fantastic and it’s on the slate for tomorrow night. But, oh, sweetheart, you have a mistake in your tagline. It should be “It’s simply delish food” – with an apostrophe in “it’s.” Without the apostrophe, the word does not mean “it is” but the possessive form. Hope that helps!
haha thanks. i think i have the wrong image uploaded because i’ve caught that before! thanks for letting me know! hope you like the recipe!
man, I bet that would be good with some steamed vegtables and brown rice. but would it work with cod or halibut? Dont much like tilapia. too bland.
you could use other fish, but i opt for a fish that’s a little more bland since the seasonings are very flavorful. halibut and cod is usually much pricier around here and i think the seasoning could be overbearing so I opt for less expensive fish
Is this healthy?
Britni – I believe so! We eat frequently, even since beginning weight watchers. If you want to cut a few calories, you could substitute broth/stock from the cooking wine. But I prefer the flavor with the cooking wine.
I’m eating this now and it’s so good! Definitely my new favorite way to make tilapia.
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