Grilled Tilapia Fish With Lemon, Garlic and Ginger

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A flavorful grilled tilapia fish is a perfect choice for a healthy and satisfying meal. Tilapia fish is known for its mild taste and tender texture and it takes on a delightful taste when grilled to perfection.

Grilled Tilapia Fish

Rashidatu Alhassan

Tilapia fish is known for its mild taste and tender texture and it takes on a delightful taste when grilled to perfection.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Barbecue, Side Dish

Cuisine African

Ingredients

  

Oil based seasoning ingredients

• ½ cup vegetable oil
• Seasoning cube and fish seasoning
• 1 tsp white pepper and black pepper powders
• 1 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Pepper base seasoning ingredients

• ½ cup ground green scotch bonnets
• ½ cup ground red scotch bonnets
• Green bell pepper
• Red bell pepper
• 2 medium onion
• Spinach
• ⅓ cup dill
• ⅓ coriander leaves
• 1 tbsp ground ginger
• 1 tbsp ground garlic
• ⅔ cup Vegetable oil

Instructions

 

• Wash and clean fresh tilapia thoroughly, and gently make about 2 to 3 cuts on each side of the tilapia.
• Prepare the oil base seasoning by mixing all the ingredients together in a bowl, and stir gently.
• Smear the oil base seasoning mixture all over the tilapia, ensuring that the seasoning gets into the cuts made.
• Wrap the seasoned tilapia in a cling film and marinate in the fridge for about 25 minutes.
• Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes and put the marinated tilapia into the oven. This should be grilled for about 15 minutes.
• While the tilapia is being grilled, prepare the pepper base seasoning by:
• Using a food processor, grind red and green scotch bonnets, green pepper, spinach, dill, coriander leaves, ginger, garlic and onion together to form a pepper mix.
• Into a preheated pan, add some vegetable oil.
• Then add the seasoning cube and fish seasoning.
• Add the pepper mix and stir gently.
• Take out the tilapia from oven and smear the pepper base seasoning on both sides, then place it back into the oven for about 10 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy with any side dish of choice.

Keyword Tilapia Fish

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