Steamed Fish

Steamed fish is the quick weeknight dish you didn't know you needed. Fish filets are steamed until perfectly tender with a variety of fresh herbs and vegetables.

Course Whole30

Cuisine Caribbean

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 293kcal

Author Althea Brown

Equipment

Large Skillet
Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

8 tilapia filets
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 tomatoes roughly chopped
6 garlic cloves roughly chopped
1 large yellow onion sliced
8 to 10 baby bell peppers roughly chopped; can sub for 2 regular bell peppers
Additional vegetables of your choice
½ grapefruit juiced
1 tablespoon coconut aminos optional
2 tablespoons fresh parsley or parsley flakes finely chopped
1 ½ teaspoons salt

Homemade Seafood Seasoning Blend

1 teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon onion powder
pinch cayenne powder
pinch black pepper
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Instructions

Add all of the ingredients for the homemade seafood seasoning into a small bowl or zip top bag and mix together well.
Then add your defrosted tilapia filets into a large bowl and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of salt and then generously with the seafood seasoning on both sides. Set aside
Warm the olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat
When it comes up to temperature add the sliced onions and chopped garlic and cook until it is soft and slightly translucent
Then add the tomatoes and baby bell peppers followed by the chopped fresh parsley, reserving some to garnish at the end
Continue to sauté the vegetables until they are soft and a bit mushy.
At this point you may add any additional vegetables you would like to add.
You may also add coconut aminos if you choose to use those
Sprinkle with a bit of salt (about 1/2 teaspoon) and continue to sauté for another minute
Then place your seasoned tilapia filets on top of the cooked vegetables
Next drizzle the juice of half of a medium sized grapefruit over all of the fish
Cover the dish, reduce the heat to the lowest possible heat level and let the fish steam for 10 minutes
When the fish changes from the pink color to an opaque white color it is done steaming but be careful not to over cook or it will be dry
Once the fish cooks spoon the pan sauce and vegetables over the filets
Cover the skillet and remove from the heat
Let the fish sit in the sauce for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. It just helps the pan juices to soak into the fish without overcooking
Sprinkle with remaining fresh parsley and enjoy

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