PREPARE: Stuffed Steamed Tilapia

Tilapia is stuffed with the classic garlic, onions, ginger and tomatoes.

You'll love the classic flavors in this steamed tilapia recipe.

The sauteed garlic, onion,ginger and tomatoes flavor the fish while it gently steams.

- Prep Time: 15 mins

- Cooking Time: 30 mins

- Ready In: 45 mins

- Yield: 4

- Cuisine: Asian, African

- Cooking Method: Steam

INGREDIENTS

- 2 tilapia, cleaned and gutted

- 1/4 cup red onion, diced

- 1/4 cup tomatoes, diced

- 1 tablespoon ginger, thinly sliced

- 2 cloves garlic, peleed, minced

- 2-3 tablespoons calamansi juice

- 1 tablespoon oil

- salt and ground black pepper, to taste

COOKING METHOD

- Preheat oven to 380 degrees F.

- In a medium bowl, combine onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and calamansi juice, and salt and ground pepper to taste.

- Place tomato mixture into the cavity of the tilapia. Season fish with salt and ground pepper.

- Drizzle oil over the fish and rub to coat. Wrap in aluminum foil and place in a baking dish.

- Bake for about 25-30 minutes.

- Serve with preferred dipping sauce.

- Eat with Rice, Ugali, Matooke(plantains), Steamed potatoes or Chapatti.


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