Dinner · 35 min · filipino

Ginataang Tilapia

Weeknight-friendly Filipino cooking: Ginataang Tilapia comes together in 35 minutes with tilapia, coconut milk, and not much else. The macros do the talking: 44g protein, 8g carbs, and 26g fat in every 460-calorie serving. It scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 4 whole Tilapia
• 2 cups Coconut milk
• 2 tbsp Ginger
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 1 Onion
• 3 Long chilies
• 1 bunch Bok choy
• 2 tbsp Fish sauce

Steps

1. Score the tilapia on both sides so the coconut sauce penetrates.
2. Simmer the coconut milk with the ginger, garlic, and onion, 8 minutes, until fragrant.
3. Lay the fish in the simmering milk in a single layer; spoon the hot milk over the top.
4. Cook 12 minutes, basting twice — the fish should be opaque and just flaky.
5. Add the chilies and bok choy for the last 4 minutes.
6. Season with fish sauce. The sauce should be creamy and gently hot, the fish silky. Serve over rice with the sauce ladled generously.

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