Many of you would know by now that I am a foodie and a photographer by hobby. I frequently love to feature photos of food prepared by myself. I consider this hobby as a learning curve. I am no way a professional photographer. Neither am I a great cook. Two months ago I featured a photo of my recipe titled “stir-fry tilapia with asparagus” on my photo-blog. A commenter by the name of Sadaf requested for the recipe and I thought to share it here with him and every one else. So here it goes!
Stir-fry Tilapia with Asparagus
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lbs fillet of tilapia or any firm fish
- 1/2 lbs asparagus
- 1 shallot
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Method:
- Salt & pepper fish slices to taste.
- Heat skillet to medium-high, add 3 tbsp olive oil.
- Fry fish till golden brown and remove from heat.
- In the same oil, add shallots and fry till tender.
- Add crushed red pepper.
- Add chopped garlic and fry till fragrant.
- Throw in the asparagus, salt and pepper to taste.
- After 1 minute, add the fish and serve immediately with rice. Awesomeness!
After adding asparagus, do not overcook it. A little al dente, retains the color and taste. Bon appetite!
I love looking and always looking for some inspirations to inspire me in my kitchen. I am kind of a non-veg and vegetarian meal person. Meaning, I can survive just by consuming vegetarian food (not too long though). I find it a challenge to always try and come up with something new and different to enhance our daily palette. Indian food and recipes has been adorning my kitchen for some time now. But me and Tarun are planning to change our diets by incorporating some Asian (Chinese influence) and Indian recipes. I am from Malaysia, a land of multi-colored society. We are blessed with the opportunity to learn and sample a vast variety of dishes from Chinese cuisine, to Thai to Indian and Indonesian palettes. Chinese cooking is by far my favorite in terms of dietary values and vegetarian recipes. So I came up with a recipe of mix vegetable fried rice, with some Chinese umph and Indian kick added to it. Let’s begin cooking, shall we?
First, let me introduce you to the cast members:
1 Red bell pepper
2 sprigs scallions
1.5 cup mung bean sprouts
Handful of radishes
1 medium diced red onion
2 tbsp ginger paste
2.5 tbsp garlic paste
2 green chilies
2 tbsp lite soy sauce
2 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tbsp cracked black pepper
2 tbsp of cooking oil
2 cups of cooked Basmati rice
Method:
Add cooking oil into a searing hot
wok. Fry the onions till lightly brown, add
turmeric and
garam masala powder. Proceed to add ginger and garlic paste. Then add green chilies, red bell pepper, radishes, lite
soy sauce and cracked black. Stir fry for a minute. Finally add rice, scallions, mung bean spouts and salt to taste. Mixed vege fried rice is ready in 10 minutes! Serve hot!
Go on, try the recipe and let me know how it turned out. Try adding or substituting varieties of vegetables such as carrots, green capsicum, green beans etc. Enjoy cooking!
