Golden Tilapia - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon ground cloves
4 tablespoons brown sugar
6 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons garlic powder
4 tilapia fillets
salt and pepper

Preparation

Simmer in a saucepan over medium heat the sugar, soy sauce, water, lemon zest and lemon juice.
Add the ginger, garlic, and pepper and cook until the sauce is reduced by half.
Allow the sauce to cool and then marinade the fillets in 1/2 of the sauce for 20 minutes in the refrigerator. Reserve the remaining sauce.
Remove fillets from the marinade. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat skillet to medium high. Add oil to skillet and saute the fillets for about two minutes on each side until golden brown.
Reheat the reserved sauce.
Place fillets on baking dish or cookie sheet and finish in oven for 5-7 minutes or until done.
Serve with reserved sauce.