Tilapia in Thai sauce

10-30 minutes 2 servings 30-60 minutes 400 kcal or less cod ginger haddock hoki lime limes mains pollack quick red chilli red chillies spicy fish sustainable thai-style tilapia tilapia fillet tilapia fillets tillapia white fish

Ingredients

4 tilapia fillets

2 tbsp cornflour

2 tbsp sunflower oil

4 spring onions , sliced

2 garlic cloves , crushed

small piece fresh ginger , finely chopped

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp brown sugar

juice 1 lime , plus 1 lime chopped into wedges, to serve

1 red chilli , deseeded and sliced

handful Thai basil leaves or coriander leaves

Method

Coat the fish fillets in the cornflour, then set aside. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan, sizzle the fillets for 2-3 mins on each side until crisp, then remove and keep warm. In the same pan, briefly fry the spring onion, garlic and ginger, then add the soy sauce, brown sugar and lime juice and simmer until slightly syrupy. Spoon the sauce over the fish, scatter with chilli, Thai basil or coriander, then serve with the lime wedges.