Mama's Fried Tilapia with Sweet Soy Sauce (Cá Chiên Xì Dầu)
What is Cá Chiên Xì Dầu?
Cá chiên xì dầu is crispy pan-fried fish topped with sweet soy sauce. Tilapia fillets are dredged in tapioca starch, fried until golden, then finished with dark sweet soy sauce and green onions.
I am sharing my FAVORITE of Mama's signature dishes - Fried Tilapia with Sweet Soy Sauce. I can't recall the number of times we had this dish growing up - because it was highly requested by all my cousins and I. It's so simple, yet so delicious.
Mama's Fried Tilapia with Sweet Soy Sauce (Cá Chiên Xì Dầu)
Ingredients
- 3 tilapia fillets cleaned, pat dry
- salt and pepper to season
- 2 tablespoon tapioca starch
- 4 tablespoon cooking oil
- 3 tablespoon ABC's dark medium sweet soy sauce
- 2 green onions sliced thin
Instructions
- Season your tilapia fillets lightly with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Coat your tilapia fillets with tapioca starch - make sure all sides are coated with the starch.
- In a large non-stick pan, add cooking oil to the pan over medium-high heat.
- Use the chopstick trick to know when the oil is hot. Gently add the tilapia fillets to fry. Cook each side for 3 minutes or until golden.
- Turn off the heat. Add your @abcsauces dark sweet soy sauce and green onion. Flip each fillet so each piece is coated with the sauce and green onions.
- Plate and serve with a side of fresh rice - Enjoy!!
Notes
Cooking duration: 10 mins
