Author Notes
When you can't get away from your busy life to vacation this plate brings you the next best thing. Its a tropical vacation on a plate! —Dannine Olguin
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Ingredients
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2
Tilapia fillets
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1/3 cup
oilve oil
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1 1/4 cups
Coconut milk
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1/4 cup
chopped onion
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3
mashed garlic cloves
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1/8 cup
white sugar
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1/3 cup
tomato paste
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1/4 cup
cilantro
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2 cups
lemon juice
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Sea salt
Directions
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Soak the fish with sea salt, 3 mashed garlic cloves and 2 cups of lemon juice for 30 minutes.
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Spray a deep pan with nonstick spray and add in 1/3 a cup of olive oil.
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Next sauté the onion till almost browned.
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Next add in the coconut milk, sugar and tomato paste. Mix it and let it cook for 1 minute.
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Take the fish and add about 1/8 of the liquid and cook for 15-20 minutes.
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Serve with the sauce over it and decorate with a spring of cilantro.
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