Need recipe for Tilapia filets

[smilie]

Ok all you chefs on the DIS boards, I need your help. I have Tilapia filets that I need to cook and I have no idea how to prepare them.

Any recipes you might have that are worth trying???

 

[wdwmom2]

I love tilapia. I don't have a recipe, I just spray some Pam in a frying pan, put the fillets in, sprinkle a little Old Bay on, fry them, eat them. Simple as that! Depending on the thickness, I can have a meal ready in 10 minutes or less !

But I can't wait to see if someone posts a recipe. I am always looking for a good recipe!!!!

 

[CheshireVal]

Gosh, you could do just about anything with tilapia.

I don't have a real recipe, per se, but I usually bake mine. Sometimes I marinate it first, sometimes I rub seasoning on.

 

[Wishing on a star]

We love delicious cajon blackened tilapia.

sprinkle the top (the good side) with:
Salt
Garlic
Tony Chachers Spice-N-Herbs seasoning

I serve it with a rice pilaf
You should start the rice first, and then blacken your filets.

Start one cup rice to boil in plenty of water
saute some diced up green pepper, red bell pepper, and onion with at little wesson oil with a lot of salt, and some garlic. (remember, you are salting the whole dish here, not just the peppers and onions.) When it has sauted a few minutes, add a little water, so that it is not like grilled or fryed.

Set this aside, as the rice is not quite done
I pour these into a dish, and use the saute skillet to then blacken the fish.

You do not have to even wash the skillet!
The little bit of flavored oil left in the skillet will be perfect for blackening the filets.

Make sure the skillet is pretty hot.
place the filets, good side down, and let them sizzle for a couple minutes.
Turn the burner way down on low now. You want tender fish!
When it is about half done, flip the filets, add just a few teaspoons of water so that the other side is NOT dry and blackened.

strain the rice until dry.
I rinse mine a little so it is not sticky.
mix in the wonderful sauted peppers with all of the juice/sauce.

I also make a white sauce with milk, mixed with a little corn starch before heating, one slice of american cheese, salt, a little sprinkle of garlic, as well as some parsley or some freeze-dried chives.

Drizzle this over the blackened fish.
It is wonderful!

This is a delicious and healthy meal.

I usually serve it with some steamed broccoli.

My DH says this is WAY better than the similar dish served at Ruby Tuesdays.

 

[liamsaunt]

I really like this recipe from Epicurious:

Pan-Seared Tilapia with Chili-Lime Butter

Active time: 25 min Start to finish: 25 min

For chile lime butter
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lime zest
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon minced fresh Thai or serrano chile (preferably red), including seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt


For fish
6 (5- to 6-oz) pieces skinless tilapia fillet or farm-raised striped bass fillets with skin
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Make chile lime butter:
Stir together butter, shallot, zest, lime juice, chile, and salt in a bowl.

Prepare fish:
If using striped bass, score skin in 3 or 4 places with a thin sharp knife to prevent fish from curling (do not cut through flesh). Pat fish dry and sprinkle with salt. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until just smoking, then sauté 3 pieces of fish, turning over once with a spatula, until golden and just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes, and transfer to a plate. Sauté remaining fish in remaining tablespoon oil in same manner.

Serve each piece of fish with a dollop of chile lime butter. Cooks' note:
• Chile lime butter can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before using.

Makes 6 servings.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

My DH says this is WAY better than the similar dish served at Ruby Tuesdays.

I'm afraid me and all my cooks at Ruby's are going to have to come over and verify that. Better than Ruby's...hah!

 

[luvwinnie]

I love it with garlic, onions, chopped black olives, olive oil and bread crumbs.

 

[Magickndm]

I don't have a recipe either, just dip them in some egg then italian bread crumbs and fry them up. It's a great, inexpensive fish, I love it.

 

[paigevz]

I squeeze lemon juice on 'em, sprinkle 'em with pepper and bake.

 

[smilie]

Wonderful ideas! I knew I could count on you. Has anyone tried the A-1 marinade for seafood-Roasted garlic w/lemon? That sounds pretty good.

 

[cristit14]

I got this one off of allrecipes. We love it!!!!

INGREDIENTS

* 4 (4 ounce) fillets tilapia
* salt and pepper to taste
* 4 tablespoons butter
* 3 cloves garlic, pressed
* 4 fresh basil leaves, chopped
* 1 large tomato, chopped
* 1 cup white wine

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat a grill for medium-high heat.
2. Place the tilapia fillets side by side on a large piece of aluminum foil. Season each one with salt and pepper. Place one tablespoon of butter on top of each piece of fish, and sprinkle garlic, basil and tomato. Pour the wine over everything. Fold foil up around fish, and seal into a packet. Place packet on a cookie sheet for ease in transportation to and from the grill.
3. Place foil packet on the preheated grill, and cook for 15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Open the packet carefully so as not to get burned from the steam, and serv

 

[dvcfamily41801]

I have put like a dijon mustard on them and then rolled in breadcrumbs and baked them. It was how the lady at Wegmans told me they prepare them.

 

[reelmom]

I sprinkle mine with lemon and Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seafood Magic. I get mine at Publix. It is with the spices. Put it in a frying pan lightly coated with cooking spray and cook for about 10 minutes. Serve over rice.

 

[Honu]

Dust it lightly with flour salt & pepper. Melt a couple tablespoons of butter in a saute pan and brown the fish, a minute on each side. Remove the fish, add a couple more tablespoons of butter and the juice of 1 lemon, heat and pour over fish. Yummy.