New research says that eating fish just once a week contributes to overall brain health and staves off dementia. I've never been very adept at cooking fish, so I thought I'd use this as a catalyst to get myself going and damn if I'm not proud of the first attempt!
Tilapia with Red Curry Sauce
Tilapia with Red Curry Sauce
- .5 lb Tilapia filet (fresh from Whole Foods)
- One fresh Cherokee tomato (thanks, Mom!)
- A handful of green beens
- One lime
- 1 cup farro
- 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil
- 1/2 bottle of Trader Joe's Red Curry sauce
- Salt to taste
Make the farro first - simmer 1 cup of farro with 3 cups of water and a couple of pinches of salt for 25 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
Trim the green beans and cut into 1" sections. Put 1" of water in the bottom of a frying pan (to be used for fish later), and bring the cut green beens to a simmer, then shut off the heat. Strain the beans and set aside. Chop the tomato into bite-sized sections and set aside.
Sprinkle the Tilapia filet with salt and squeed a section of lime on each side. Heat ~1-2 tsp of olive oil in the frying pan, and cook the Tilapia filet for 3 minutes per side. Once the filet appears to be mostly cooked (flesh is opaque), add the tomatoes and green beens back into the pan. Pour 1/2 of the bottle of red curry sauce over the fish and vegetables and squeeze in the remainder of the lime. Simmer for a minute until all ingredients are heated through.
Serve the fish and vegetables over the top of several spoonfuls of farro. Makes two servings.
