Healthy: Vietnamese Tilapia with Tumeric & Dill

Tilapia isn't native to Vietnam but it is grown prominently in China (with growing health concerns about that). It's a cheap and earthy white fish that lends well to southeast Asian seasoning. (If you are concerned about tilapia then other earthy whitefish will work.) This recipe provides a light, healthy tilapia dish but packs a big flavor that can really help move along a clean diet when you feel like you've eaten all the lightly seasoned food you can eat. This tilapia recipe might seem daunting due to the number of ingredients involved but it's actually a really simple preparation.

Healthy Vietnamese Tilapia with Tumeric and Dill

Servings: 4

Calories: 370 (approx.) 

Prep time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Equipment:

• Knife and cutting board
• Mixing bowls
• Kitchen utensils
• Stove
• Large skillet

Ingredients:

• Cooking spray
• 2 shallots
• 1 tbsp dried dill
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp ground tumeric
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 24 oz tilapia fillets
• 2 tbsp peanut oil
• 3 yellow onions
• 1/2 cup fresh dill
• 4 green onions
• 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup dry-roasted, unsalted peanuts
• 2 lemons

Directions:

1. Cut lemons into 8 wedges. Slice shallots. Grate ginger. Cut onions into vertical slices (half ring). Coarsely chop dill. Cut green onions into two inch pieces.
2. Combine shallot, dried dill, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, sesame oil, tumeric, pepper in bowl and whisk together in mixing bowl.
3. Add to fish and coat. 
4. Chill in fridge for 2 hours.
5. Heat large skillet over high heat. Spray with cooking spray.
6. Remove fish from marinade and discard marinade.
7. Coat fish in peanut oil.
8. Add to skillet half of the fresh dill, yellow onion and green onion and stir fry 3 minutes.
9. Add soy sauce and sugar and fry for another 1 minute.
10. Remove contents of skillet and add to plates (or set aside in dish). 
11. Add fish to pan and cook 3 minutes.
12. Flip fish and cook 1 minute or until done. Place fish on dish over onion mix. If did not cook all fish at first repeat until all fish cooked.
13. Garnish with remaining dill and peanuts. Serve with lemon wedges.