Tilapia in Chili Bean Sauce Szechuan Style | Easy Cooking | Tilapia in Chili Bean Sauce Recipe

chili bean sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili paste

💰Cheaper: sriracha

Homemade chili paste can reduce sodium and control spice levels.

tilapia

🥗Healthier: cod

💰Cheaper: pollock

Pollock is often less expensive and widely available.

Prepare the ingredients. Season the fish with salt and pepper.

Heat the oil in a cooking pan, then sear the tilapia until brown. Do it on both sides of the fish then set it aside.

Add additional oil, then saute the ginger and garlic.

Add the chili bean sauce, sugar, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, black vinegar, spring onions, and water. Cover to simmer.

Add the fried tilapia. Cover and let it simmer.

Remove the fish from the pan, and then add the slurry to make the sauce thicker.

Serve in a serving dish.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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