This recipe originally called for Snapper, a fish naturally high in Potassium. Instead we used Tilapia which is higher in protein and much lower in potassium. Use fresh Tilapia for the best results.
4
fillets of tilapia (100 g per fillet)
1/2 cup
(125 ml) olive oil
3/4 cup
(175 ml) red and green peppers, sliced
1/2 cup
(125 ml) onion, sliced
1/4 tsp
black pepper
1 tsp
hot pepper sauce
1
large sprig thyme
1 tbsp
Ketchup
Juice of 1/2 Lime (1 tbsp lime juice)
1 cup
hot water
Heat oil in frying pan on medium and sautée onion and bell peppers.
Add black pepper, hot pepper sauce, thyme, ketchup, lime juice and 1/2 cup of hot water and stir.
Place fish in pan and add 1/2 cup hot water and spoon vegetables and sauce over fish.
Cover pan and cook for 5 minutes. Turn fish and cook covered for 5 more minutes, or until done.
Servings per recipe: 4
Serving size: 1 fillet + 1/2 cup veg
3 protein, 1 veg
What is one exchange?
- 1 Protein Choice = 1oz of meat or 7g of dietary protein
- 1 Starch Choice = about 15g of carbohydrates
- 1 Fruit or Vegetable Choice = ½ cup
- 1 Milk Choice = ½ cup
So relieved to find this site. Did this recipe today, though I did tweak it a bit, for my husband’s sake. Added dried cilantro leaves, roasted the red bell pepper first and skinned it, added 1 tsp minced garlic. Sauteed the vegis et al. and set them aside. Total H2O 1/2 cup. Then lightly floured the fish with 1 tbsp all-purpose before putting them into the hot iron skillet, 2 min, then flipped them, topped with the vegi/sauce, covered and finished cooking 5 min. The fillets had just a hint of crispness that way. Under 500 mg potassium, less than half our targets! Left him plenty of ‘wiggle room’ for a bite sized Kit Kat at 32 mg for dessert.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe and made it your own!
I like the recipes. Haven’t been able to set up meal plan though.
Hi Carol – I’m glad you are enjoying the recipes. Registration is now open for the Planner – https://www.kidneycommunitykitchen.ca/register/