Sarahs Tilapia Recipes

BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Place tilapia in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the butter, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt; pour over the fillets. Sprinkle with capers, oregano and paprika., Bake, uncovered, at 425° until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-15 minutes.

SARAH'S TILAPIA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large non-stick skillet over med. heat.
• Combine mayo and mustard in small dish ( if not using Dijonnaise).
• Combine next 4 ingred. on a plate and mix well.
• Brush thin coating of mustard mayo combo on to both sides of each fish fillet. (about 1 Tbsp for each fillet).
• Press each coated fillet into Panko crumb mixture, (both sides) coating well. Press more crumbs into any bare areas.
• Saute fillets in hot oil until lightly browned, (about 3 to 4 min) Turn and saute other side until lightly browned and fish is opaque ( about 4 to 5 min).
• Serve with lemon wedges.

SAUTéED TILAPIA WITH LEMON-CAPER PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together chicken stock, lemon juice and capers. Lightly crush the capers.
• Season the tilapia fillets with salt and pepper. Then dredge them in flour, shaking off any excess. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt one teaspoon of butter over medium heat. Turn up the heat to medium-high and brown the butter (it should be a golden brown color). Add the fillets to the pan. Sauté for about 3 minutes on each side (they are done when the fish flakes easily with a fork). Add olive oil to the pan as needed if the pan becomes too dry. Transfer fillets to plates.
• Pour the broth mixture into pan, being careful of splatter - it will instantly boil, steam and hiss. Scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen any browned bits. Continue heating and stirring until the mixture is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Remove the pan from the burner and whisk in two teaspoons of butter. Spoon two tablespoons of mixture, give or take, over each fillet.
• Serve with rice (or as I did, a nice rice/pea mixture with a bit of lemon juice and pepper).