Lemon Ginger Tilapia

As I was getting ready for bed last night I started thinking about what I wanted to cook today.

Yes, that is what keeps me up at night, what to eat tomorrow, the next day, next week.  And yes, everyone at my local grocery store knows me.  I didn't realize that was weird until Peaches got embarrassed at the Deli manager asking "what are you cooking today?", then the produce manager telling me that the skin on the kiwis he always sees me buying "can also be eaten." LOL.  Needless to say we detoured to avoid the seafood counter and yet a another chance encounter.  The look on my sisters face was confirmation that it is not normal for the local purveyors to take such an interest in what I'm buying every week, ok almost every day.

Anyway back to my story, as I was thinking up something to cook I decided to make Tilapia, and to use the minced ginger I used the other day in the Ginger Chili Chicken.  I've been loving ginger flavor lately, but I wanted to try something outside of how I usually use it.  So I decided on Lemon-Ginger Tilapia.  It may not sound very appetizing, especially if you're not into citrus, but the lemon isn't really that strong, and its more sweet than citrus, I was focusing on making the flavor into a caramelized glaze.

I used brown sugar, fresh sqeezed lemon juice, minced ginger, chopped garlic, cayenne pepper and salt and pepper to taste.  I didn't take measurements but I can say that for two pieces of fish I had less than a 1/4 cup of glaze.

 

I simply placed the filets on a non-stick pan, topped with glaze and broiled for 10 minutes.  You can leave it in longer if you want it to be a little crispy. 

 

 

If you're looking for something light this is great, but be sure to make large portions.  Whenever I eat on the healthy side I need twice as much food, but it could be argued that I have an over-eating problem, so don't follow my ill-advised recommendation. 

 

ENJOY!!