Thai Tilapia

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 tilapia fillet
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
• 1 teaspoon minced gingerroot
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground dried thai chiles
• 1 small lime, juice of
• steamed banana leaf, to wrap the fish
• 1/2 cup rice
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (for added flavor, skip salt and add 1 chicken boulion cube)

Recipe

• 1 bring the cup of water to a boil and add the salt or cube and rice. stir and reduce to a simmer. cover and cook for 20 minutes. this will make more rice than you need, but you don’t have a pot small enough to make less. bring a wok of water to boil with a steamer basket on top. place a 12“ square of banana leaf inside and wilt the leaf to a pliable state. remove the leaf, cut two “shoe stringâ€? strips, with the grain, to use for tying and reserve.
• 2 mix ingredients 2 through 9 together in a low flat bowl. place the filet in the mixture and turn to coat both sides.
• 3 lay the coated filet on the leaf, pour on the remaining mixture, and wrap it up. secure with the strips.
• 4 place the package in the steamer and cook for 10 minutes.
• 5 plate half the rice and lay the unwrapped filet on top. pour remaining juices over the top.