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Easy Baked Five Spice Swai Fish Recipe

This quick and easy recipe for Baked Five Spice Swai fish shows that delicious fish recipes don’t need to be complicated.

A cooked swai fish fillet is shown on a white plate with a silver fork and a yellow lemon wedge. The fish is seasoned with reddish, brownish five spice seasoning.

It used to be almost a game for me: go to the fish counter, check out the offerings, find something new to try. Sometimes it was fish new to me like barramundi; other times it was fish new to my kids like swordfish or mahi mahi.

I would get particularly excited when we found a new to everyone fish — like this swai — because it meant we’d all have a new experience.

Have you had swai fish? Though it’s not as familiar or common as tilapia, catfish and salmon, swai is an economical choice for fish dinners that is highly adaptable and easy to work with.

This simple recipe for Easy Baked Five Spice Swai can be ready in less than 20 minutes.

Though this swai fish recipe is very simple, it’s also incredibly tasty — and a great introduction to this less-than-familar fish.

Uncooked fish that is cream and light pink in color, is shown on a wooden cutting board.

Tender swai fillets are seasoned simply with salt, pepper and Chinese five spice and then baked to perfection. Served with lemon wedges, which add a pleasant acid to the fillets, these light, flaky white fillets are well seasoned, and delicious served with a fresh baby spinach salad.

Roasted new potatoes would be a great side dish as well.

A white fish with orange and brown seasoning is shown on a white plate with a fork and a slice of lemon.

However you serve it, this is a great fish to try together.

Easy Baked Five Spice Swai

Easy Baked Five Spice Swai

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb swai fillets
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Chinese Five Spice Powder, to taste
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil (parchment can be used instead, if desired).
  2. Rinse the swai fillets and pat dry. Lay on the prepared baking sheet, leaving a little space between each fillet. Sprinkle liberally with salt, pepper and Chinese five spice powder.
  3. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until opaque. The swai should flake easily with a fork. Serve with lemon wedges.

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