Tilapia Topped With Shrimp Imperial Recipes

TILAPIA TOPPED WITH SHRIMP IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Dice red pepper.
• Peel, devein and dice shrimp.
• Heat butter in nonstick skillet, add red pepper and cook for 3 minutes. Add shrimp, salt and pepper to taste and cook until shrimp are just fully cooked. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool a few minutes.
• Butter a 9 X 13 casserole dish. Season fish on both sides with salt and pepper and place in dish.
• Add remaining ingredients except parmesan cheese to the pepper and shrimp mixture and mix well.
• Spread mixture equally on to the top of both filet's making sure the thickness of the topping remains equal. Sprinkle with parmesan Cheese.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cover casserole dish and bake for 18 minutes covered.
• Remove cover, place under broiler and broil on low for 5 minutes. Watch to make sure it doesn't burn.
• Switch oven back to bake at 350 degrees for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven, let rest 2 or 3 minutes and serve.

CREAMY CRAB TOPPED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Lay tilapia fillets out on baking pan and season with season salt. Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes or until mostly cooked.
• While the fillets are in the oven, mix remaining ingredients.
• Take fish out of the oven and top with crab/parmesan mixture. Turn oven to broil.
• Broil fish until bubbly and light brown.

TILAPIA WITH A CREAMY SHRIMP & CRAB WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Optional Rice -- If you decide to serve this dish over the rice you should start the rice first as the fish and sauce don't take much time to make. Just follow package directions for whatever type of rice you are using. When the rice is finished cooking, toss in the lemon zest, fresh scallions and season with salt and pepper.
• Sauce -- In a small sauce pan, add the flour and just a little white wine and whisk well to combine the two. Then add the remaining white wine and bring to medium heat. Then add in the salt, pepper and cream and bring to a medium boil, cook just a minute and then reduce to medium low and let it simmer. The cream will naturally thicken as it simmers on low heat. You will add the shrimp and crab later. You want the sauce to simmer at least 5-7 minutes. This is just enough time to cook the fish.
• Fish -- Make sure your fish is NOT icy cold; it doesn't have to be room temperature, but just not right out of the refrigerator. Season each side of the fish well with salt and pepper. In a medium saute pan, I prefer non stick for this, add the butter and oil and bring to medium high heat. Saute the fish on each side until golden brown. Try not to move the fish once you put it in the pan until the first side is golden brown. Cooking time will vary depending on the type of fish and thickness. Tilapia takes just 2-3 minutes on the first side and even quicker on the second side.
• Sauce -- When you start the fish is a good time to add the shrimp and crab to your sauce. Bring the sauce back up to medium heat and add the shrimp. Cook just 1-2 minutes and then stir in the crab. Don't stir too much, you don't want to break up the crab. Add the lemon juice, zest, parsley and dill and then turn off the heat -- the sauce is done.
• Serve -- For each plate, add 3/4-1 cup of the rice, top with one of the fish fillets and top with the sauce. Garnish with a fresh lemon slice. ENJOY!

CRAB-TOPPED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Sprinkle tilapia with pepper and salt. Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; set aside. , In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook the celery, onion and garlic in 2 teaspoons butter until tender. Stir in flour and thyme until blended. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the lemon juice, marinade for chicken and hot pepper sauce. , Remove from the heat; stir in mayonnaise until blended. Stir in crab and 3 tablespoons bread crumbs. Spoon onto fillets. Toss remaining bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over crab mixture., Cover and bake at 350° for 18 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork.