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- Recipe: Chili â spiked tilapia in zesty mango sauce
- Summary: Chili â spiked tilapia in zesty mango sauce â an Asian inspired recipe
- Ingredients
- 2 fillet of Tilapia
- For Mango sauce -
- 1 cup â Mango puree (sweetened)
- 3-4 tbsp â Sambal olek / Thai bird chili paste
- 1 tbsp â zest of orange
- 1/2 tbsp â zest of lemon
- 1 tbsp â Honey
- 1/2 tbsp â ginger (minced)
- Salt to taste
- For breaded fish
- Oil for pan frying the fish
- 1 cup â fresh bread crumbs
- 1 â egg ( lightly beaten )
- 2 tbsp â dried basil (optional)
- 1 tbsp â red chili flakes (optional)
- chiffoned spring onions to garnish
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