Deep-Fried Tilapia (Cá Rô Phi) with XO Sauce – A Crispy, Bold Seafood Dish Made Easy

If you’re searching for a seafood dish that delivers maximum flavour with minimal effort, this Deep-Fried Tilapia (Cá Rô Phi) with XO Sauce is the perfect addition to your menu. Using Sunny Seafood’s premium frozen tilapia fillets, the fish fries up beautifully crisp on the outside while staying tender inside, ready to soak up all the smoky, savoury XO goodness.

Ingredients

• 1 Sunny Seafood Cleaned Black Tilapia Cá Rô Phi

• 3 tbsp XO

• 200ml chicken stock

• 100g butter

• Oil

• Spring onion

• Coriander

• Sunny Supreme Frozen Red Chilli's

Instructions

1. Fill oil in a pan, around 1inch high and heat till hot

2. Salt the skin of the tilapia. Carefully place the tilapia skin side down and fry for 4 mins or until the skin is crispy and golden

3. Carefully flip the fish and cook for a further 30 seconds and remove from pan and let rest

4. Heat the oil and add the XO and cook through for 1 minutes

5. Add the chicken stock and cook till they fully open. Add the slurry and mix until thickens.

6. Turn off the heat and add the butter and toss.

7. Pour the sauce onto a plate and add the fish skin side up and garnish

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