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I stumbled upon your website several weeks ago and have made several of your recipes. I’m always impressed; this was no exception! It was delicious! Since we’ve had fish the last couple of days, and I had some chicken to use up, I subbed chicken here. Still, awesome. Thanks for the great recipes!
Rachel
You like it. I knew it.
Better question: how do you feel about Lost? As in the TV show Lost that came out 8 years ago that I just started watching last week, in 2013.
I’ve always said I didn’t want to watch it because of the plane crash. I get weird about plane crashes. The real ones, the in-my-mind ones, the Hollywood ones, all of em. Like every time I’m in airplane, I think about that scene with Tom Hanks in Castaway that I watched in middle school. Where the plane crashes.
But yeah, for sure! Let’s watch a TV show based entirely around a plane crash. This is what living in a foreign country does to my reasoning.
This is not the first time I’ve fallen in love with a show 15 years after the fact.
In our early married years, it was Jack Bauer and 24. We only ever watched it in the summer at the cabin, which necessitated at least 200 episodes per night.
Then there was The Office. We started at Season One and worked our way through the whole thing over the course of a year, only a decade late. I cried and felt sad for an unnaturally long time after the end of Michael’s last episode. We’ve considered restarting the whole series and watching it all again but that’s not weird, right?
I’ve been known to watch the Biggest Loser, alone, while skipping the gym, and I may or may not have attended Biggest Loser parties involving large amounts of deep dish chocolate chip cookies and such. I mad crushed on Prison Break for every second of Season One but then things started to get personal when Season Two was set in prisons abroad. Crush = over.
And then there was Downton Abbey. And by Downton Abbey, I mean sleeping. Honestly.
This healthy sweet and sour fish is my new favorite healthy take-out kinda dinner, even though that has nothing to do with TV.
Sweet and sour fish was served at our school Christmas party this year, and I don’t know if I had never tried it? or if I’ve just always been a little shy of fishy Asian dishes? But whoa. It was so addicting.
Is it a Filipino thing? I don’t even know. Doesn’t even matter.
I decided not to fry the fish, therefore making it “healthy”, but check out that first picture! THE FISH WAS AMAZING. Not deep fried, just lightly spiced with cumin and cayenne, and sauteed with some olive oil and onions. It was so soft and delicate, but still perfectly golden browned on the outside, almost like a super light and fake deep fry. Ohhhk. Yes.
In the name of healthy, I also added extra veggies cause all those vitamins are good for my TV-loving body. Served over a pile of steamy brown rice and garnished with a little extra chili garlic sauce and some sesame seeds? I need healthy to taste good, and this.tastes.good.
Leftover lunches? Done and done.
Microwave broken and had to eat it cold? True story. But that won’t happen to you.
Healthy Sweet and Sour Fish
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
Description
This healthy sweet and sour fish includes lots of bell peppers and pineapple with the lightly fried fish and sweet and sour sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. white fish filets such as tilapia
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper
- 2 yellow onions
- 2 red, yellow, and green peppers (each)
- 2–3 cups fresh pineapple
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup sweet chili garlic sauce (more to taste)
- 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- cooked brown rice
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- Fish: Cut the fish into bite-sized pieces and mince 1 onion. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and saute for 1 minute. Add the fish and sprinkle with cumin, cayenne, salt and pepper to taste. Cook, flipping occasionally and draining any excess liquid, for 5-10 minutes or until the pieces are golden brown on the outside and white all the way through. Set aside.
- Vegetables: Chop the bell peppers and 1 onion into bite-sized pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet and saute the peppers and onions for 5-10 minutes, until golden brown on the outside and tender-crisp. Chop the pineapple into bite-sized pieces and add to the pan, cooking for another few minutes. Set aside.
- Sauce: Combine the vinegar, ketchup, sugar, salt, pineapple juice, orange juice, and sweet chili garlic sauce in a large skillet over medium low heat. Simmer for 10 minutes. Whisk the cornstarch into a few tablespoons of water until smooth. Add to the sauce in the skillet and bring to a low boil. Cook for a few more minutes until the sauce is thickened.
- Combine the fish, vegetables, and sauce (you might not want all of it – just eyeball whatever looks good) in a large pan or bowl. Serve over brown rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds. I liked mine with extra sweet chili garlic sauce.
Notes
I only combined half of the veggies with the fish, and reserved the other half so I would have a few vegetarian servings left over. So the recipe, as written, will be pretty heavy on the veggies. Just make adjustments as fits your preferences – more fish, less veggies, etc. If you only used 1 pepper of each color, you’d probably come out with about 6 servings.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Hawaiian-Inspired
Keywords: sweet and sour fish, healthy fish recipe, pineapple fish
See? I knew you guys liked fish.
Hey,
Thank you for this amazing article I really like your way of defining the recipe and I never made fish like that before surely going to try it in this coming weekend because i have invited some guests in my home so it will be better Idea to serve them,
Can you please tell me that is it possible to use persian saffron ? because i bought it in good amount according to market level’s saffron price now I have this
Your article made me think before using it with this recipe, I hope you can reply me quickly
Please also mention quantity of using so i will follow you if possible of using it,
Thanks
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I stumbled upon your website several weeks ago and have made several of your recipes. I’m always impressed; this was no exception! It was delicious! Since we’ve had fish the last couple of days, and I had some chicken to use up, I subbed chicken here. Still, awesome. Thanks for the great recipes!
Thanks Rachel!
Hi, made this other night, and while my other half and I love spicy food, with the full quantity of “chili garlic sauce” called for in the recipe, it really burned! Reading the comments (unfortunately afterwards!) it seems that you mean SWEET chili garlic sauce, so you might want to clarify that in the recipe, since it’s not really edible as written. 🙁
Having said that, I love your blog, and have made many of your yummy recipes. Keep them coming!
Ouch. Sorry about the confusion… it should definitely be sweet!
Thanks for responding, and making the change to the ingredient list. And I plan on making it again with the right chili sauce this time!
Just a quick question – what kind of vinegar did you use? Planning on making this tomorrow. It looks delicious!
White distilled. 🙂
Been reading your site for a while and love it, but the topic of tv finally tempted me to comment, lol. Totally understand your obsession with 24. If you liked that, you will love Homeland. Just started watching it and Can’t Stop!!
Homeland! I’ll add it to the list. Thanks for the comment!
I did the same thing with Lost a few months ago! It became an insane addiction and I watched the entire 6 seasons within a few weeks. I would think about it all day long when I wasn’t watching it.
I have to say, it was one of the BEST series I’ve ever watched. It was like a secret world I was going back to every night when I turned it on. I actually felt sad when it was over and thought about watching it all over again! LOL (I haven’t). I’m envious of you because you’re just starting it. *sigh*
Right now I’m on Enlightened with Laura Dern which is amazing.
Made this last night for dinner with the boyfriend and we both LOVED it! It’s quite easy and quick to make too! It wasn’t until after we finished that I realized I forgot the sesame seeds…oh well, next time!
Question though- is the chili garlic sauce just for added topping at the end?
Also, you said it was chili garlic but then posted links for the sweet chili in the comments so I got confused :-/ I didn’t know which to use so I used both and it was deeelish! 😀
thanks for sharing! and you should def give downton abbey another try…it’s SO good!
Ah yes, sorry to be confusing. I meant sweet chili GARLIC (that was what I had on hand, something store-bought like this: https://www.britishcornershop.co.uk/product.asp?id=18727&curr=usd Either plain sweet chili or sweet chili garlic could work (as you noted and as I linked to in the other comment) but I liked the kick of garlic with it. I have a specific brand that I buy here, but I’m not finding lots of other similar products when I’m looking online.. maybe it’s harder to find than I realized.
Looks amazing!
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So are the nutritional breakdowns for fish and fish+rice by servings (whole recipe divided by 8)?
Yep!
I’m not nuts about fish, but this sounds prett good. I might use chicken instead.
So my hubs and I watched all but the last 2 seasons of The Office in about 2 months… We are utterly hooked. I’m now extremely depressed that Michael is gone, and I’m glad I’m not the only one. Lol!
Oh Michael. Love that guy. 🙂
I LOVE fish! We’re actually lucky to have a friend who’s a fisherman and gives us a great deal on his best catches every week. As for Lost, I finally sat down and watched every- single – episode last year… It’s a commitment! But it was entertaining! This sweet and sour fish looks amazing, and we’ll definitely give it a go very soon!!!!
This looks delicious, but I am a little confused by the directions. Do you use 2 peppers, or 6 peppers?
6, but like I noted in the recipe, I wanted extra veggies so you can just use however much you want. 🙂
I am a crazy LOST fan (so much so that I feel the need to type it in all caps because it reminds me of the title sequence). I even went to Comic Con in San Diego for the show’s final panel. For the series finale, my friends and I had a party where we all dressed in black as if we were going to a funeral. I miss that show so much! I don’t feel that strongly about anything on TV right now. I guess it was just about the journey and not knowing what was happening. I love stuff like Breaking Bad, Homeland, Justified, and Sons of Anarchy now, but it’s not the same.
Yes! That’s awesome. Love the all black. 🙂
I have only seen the pilot of Lost, but I stopped watching it for the same reason as you did. I have an illogical fear of plane crashes. I totally can’t handle watching them on TV.
You really didn’t like Downton Abbey? I’m so obsessed, but I guess it’s not for everyone. Oh, and the fish looks amazing. Bookmarking this recipe.
Those darn plane scenes! I only watched DA once, so maybe I should give it another try. 🙂
I am in a tv rut. I haven’t tried Lost yet, but everyone I know loves it. I just can’t seem to think I will totally fall in love with it. I guess I will give it a go. This recipe sounds awesome too!!!
I thought it was boring but I pushed through the first few episodes and then became mildly interested. It took me literally about 12-14 episodes to really get into it.
This recipe looks delicious! You’ve just got to love something healthy that doesn’t necessarily look healthy, right? I became obsessed with Lost in August ad blew through all 6 seasons in a few months. So be prepared to spend multiple hours watching it. And yelling in frustration at your screen (or maybe that’s just me?). What are your feelings on Kate? And Jack + Kate?
I like Kate and I love Jack. So far I like them together, but time will tell. 🙂
This looks delicious. I was just wondering if you can make the chili garlic sauce? If not where can I purchase it?
Thanks
Make it: http://shesimmers.com/2009/02/how-to-make-thai-sweet-chili-dipping.html
Buy it: https://grocerythai.com/ploy-sweet-chili-sauce-ploy-p-285.html
I just buy mine in the Asian section at the grocery store with the stuff like the curry paste, etc. 🙂
As for Lost…oh, Beautiful Lost. Eric started watching Lost while I was living in Sudan, so naturally I had to catch up when I got back. We watched approximately 3 episodes a night, usually until like 2:30 a.m., at which point, I would drive home and climb down the dark stairs to my basement apartment, sure The Others were waiting for me below. In fact, we were watching so much Lost, that I had recurring dreams that Sayid showed up to our forthcoming wedding, wearing my wedding dress.
Consider yourself warned 🙂
PS – I don’t love fish. I want to, but I don’t. But I’m willing to give this one a shot!