Ingredients

1/2 tablespoon tamarind concentrate

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon palm sugar (or brown sugar)

1 teaspoon chili sauce

1/2 teaspoon shrimp paste

1 clove garlic (grated)

1 teaspoon ginger (grated)

1 tilapia fillet (of other white fish)

1 green onion (sliced)

1 red chili pepper (sliced)

Preparation

  1. Heat the tamarind, water, lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar, chili sauce, shrimp paste, garlic and ginger in a small sauce pan and stir to combine.
  2. Taste test the sauce to ensure that the sweet, sour, salty and spicy aspects are balanced.
  3. Pour 1/2 of the sauce over the tilapia in a baking dish and make sure that the tilapia is fully coated in it.
  4. Cover with aluminum foil.
  5. Bake in a preheated 350F oven until cooked, about 15-20 minutes.
  6. Serve with the remaining tamarind sauce, sliced green onions and red chillies.