Recipe: Filipino-inspired Sweet and Sour TilapiaDescription: A delightful Filipino-inspired dish featuring crispy tilapia fillets in a vibrant sweet and sour sauce with pineapple and bell peppers.Serves: 4 people Total Time: 35Difficulty: Easy to follow Ingredients needed: 4 piece tilapia fillet, 3 tablespoon vegetable oil, 2 piece bell pepper, 1 can canned pineapple chunks, 0.25 cup white vinegar, 0.5 cup brown sugar, 0.25 cup soy sauce, 0.5 teaspoon salt, 0.25 teaspoon black pepperInstructions: Season the tilapia fillets with salt and pepper. In a large frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium heat. Cook the tilapia fillets for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and sauté the sliced bell peppers for 2 minutes until they start to soften. In a small bowl, mix the white vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, and the liquid from the canned pineapple chunks. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the sauce mixture over the bell peppers, bring to a simmer, and cook for 3 minutes until slightly thickened. Add the pineapple chunks to the sauce and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Return the tilapia fillets to the pan, spoon the sauce over them, and cook for another 2 minutes to heat through. Serve the tilapia with the sweet and sour sauce and bell peppers on top.Perfect for: Meal planning, weekly preparation, home cooking Tags: Filipino, seafood, sweet and sour, main courseThis Filipino-inspired Sweet and Sour Tilapia recipe is designed for easy meal planning and preparation. It serves 4 people and can be made in 35 minutes. Great for weekly meal prep and family dinners.
Filipino
seafood
sweet and sour
main course

Filipino-inspired Sweet and Sour Tilapia

A delightful Filipino-inspired dish featuring crispy tilapia fillets in a vibrant sweet and sour sauce with pineapple and bell peppers.

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Prep: 15 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: 4
September 20, 2025
Filipino-inspired Sweet and Sour Tilapia - delicious recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
4 piecestilapia fillet

about 125 grams each

3 tablespoonsvegetable oil
2 piecesbell pepper

sliced, preferably red and green

1 cancanned pineapple chunks

including juice

0.25 cupswhite vinegar
0.5 cupsbrown sugar
0.25 cupssoy sauce
0.5 teaspoonssalt

for seasoning tilapia

0.25 teaspoonsblack pepper

for seasoning tilapia

Instructions
Follow these steps to create your dish
1

Season the tilapia fillets with salt and pepper.

2

In a large frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium heat.

3

Cook the tilapia fillets for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.

4

In the same pan, add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and sauté the sliced bell peppers for 2 minutes until they start to soften.

5

In a small bowl, mix the white vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, and the liquid from the canned pineapple chunks. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.

6

Pour the sauce mixture over the bell peppers, bring to a simmer, and cook for 3 minutes until slightly thickened.

7

Add the pineapple chunks to the sauce and cook for an additional 2 minutes.

8

Return the tilapia fillets to the pan, spoon the sauce over them, and cook for another 2 minutes to heat through.

9

Serve the tilapia with the sweet and sour sauce and bell peppers on top.

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Approximate values based on ingredients
257
Calories
11.6g
Fat
31.5g
Carbs
9.4g
Protein
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