🇲🇬 Malagasy Cuisine

Tilapia Grillé

Grilled Tilapia

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 316 kcal

Whole tilapia marinated in lime, garlic, and ginger, grilled over charcoal until the skin is crispy and the flesh is flaky and succulent.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Score fish on both sides with diagonal cuts.
  2. 2 Mix lime juice, garlic, ginger, oil, salt, and pepper. Rub all over fish inside and out.
  3. 3 Marinate 20 min.
  4. 4 Grill over medium-hot charcoal, 6-7 min per side, until skin is crisp and flesh flakes.
  5. 5 Garnish with cilantro and serve with sakay and rice.

Did You Know?

Tilapia is farmed in rice paddies across Madagascar, creating an ingenious dual-farming system that produces both grain and protein.