Sweet and Sour and Spicy Tilapia

I was inspired to try cooking with Tamarind again, since I saw it being used on T.V today with baby back ribs. I tried cooking fish with it before, and I wasn't too crazy about it. But since that Tamarind Concentrate jar was still in the fridge, and seeing someone else using it differently, I thought I'd give it another go.

This time: Great success! This dish is Sweet and Sour and Spicy!

Here we go!

Ingredients:

• 6 Tilapia Filets
• 1 1/2 cup Tamarind Concentrate
• 1/4 cup Orange juice
• 1 Lime, squeezed for it's juice
• 1 Tbsp Chili Flakes
• Cracked Black Pepper, to taste

Get Started

• Prep the Marinade: Place all the ingredients into a large ziplock bag and set in the fridge, and let marinate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375F
• In a large Pyrex dish, or baking sheet, place the fish filets side by side and pour the marinade on top of the fish to make sure they all have liquid on top. Top with cracked black pepper.
• Place dish in oven and cook for 30 minutes.

Yup, it's that easy!

Here's how it turned out:

About this dish:

• After having tasted it, I wondered how it would be if I had added some SOCO to the recipe.. That's right, good ol' Southern Comfort! What am I talking about? Here's a link to another recipe I posted on my other Blog:  ahacookingspot.blogspot.com using SOCO and it was soooo good!
• You can have just about any veggies you have handy to eat with this fish, I chose some asparagus.
• This is a unusual flavour for those who never tried Tamarind before, or never had it with fish. You can find the tamarind concentrate in most asian stores, or the asian section of your grocery store. It's what gives the sour/tarty flavour, and brown color to your sauce.