Mama's Fried Fish with Pickled Mustard Greens
About This Dish
This is my Mama's (grandma's) dish of crispy fried tilapia simmered with pickled mustard greens, tomato, shallot and garlic. The tangy pickled greens and tomato make a savory-sour sauce that soaks into the fish. Serve it with rice.
Anyone else's grandma just magically whip up food and you never understood how come you can't make the food taste as good as theirs?! 🙋🏻♀️ Grandmas are one of the best cooks - including mine. Here's one of the dishes she made for me a few weeks back when I visited:
Mama's Fried Fish with Pickled Mustard Greens
Ingredients
For the fish
- 3 tilapia fillets
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
For the saute
- 1 large Roma tomato diced
- 1 large shallot sliced
- ½ head garlic minced
- 1.5 cups picked mustard greens chopped
- cooking oil
- 1.5 cups water
- 1.5 tablespoon fish sauce
- ½ teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Salt and pepper your tilapia fillets. Coat them with the cornstarch and set aside.
- In a pan over medium high heat, add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan to shallow fry.
- Once hot, fry your tilapia 3 minutes per side until golden yellow. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pan over medium high heat, add your shallots and sauté for 1 minute. Add your garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Add your tomatoes and sauté for another minute. Add your pickled mustard greens and cook for another minute.
- Add back your 3 fried tilapia fillets and 1.5 cups of water. Season with 1.5 tablespoon fish sauce and ½ teaspoon sugar.
- Gently combine so the fish is mixed well with the vegetables and sauce.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Serve hot with rice.
