Pan-Seared Tilapia

[Bprice]

Chef Brandon was at it again last night... I am on the quest for good tasting healthy food. I've been messin' around with Olive Oil lately, because of its health benefits to cholestrol (believe it or not!) and omegas it contains... so anyways

I took two nice tilapia fillets and lighty shook Zataran's Creole seasoning on both sides. I always found it to be too salty, so i countered it with a good shake of black pepper on each side.

I heated a non-stick pan at medium-high heat (6/10)

Before i dropped the fish on the pan, i drizzled the first side with olive oil. I shook the pan every 30 seconds to prevent sticking, and cooked for two minutes, i then drizzled the upside with olive oil, and flipped, did they same thing shaking evey 30 sec for 2 minutes.

The fish were extremely tender and the outside was seared crispy. Severed with Steamed Broccali

Delicious! Try it!

Tilapia is 105 calories for 4 oz (about one fillet) with oil and seasoning each fillet is 150 Calories.

Eat good and make your heart and belly happY!

 

[Jmax]

My wife has me doing the same thing every now and than, the eating healthy part. Another thing you might want to try is to cook your fish in lemon juice. I took the lemon juice put it in a pan just like you would use grease. Took salmon covered it with citrise seasoning and dropped them into the hot lemon juice. Cooked until it started flaking and it wasn't bad at all. For those wanting healthy cooking this is a good one also. Very easy to cook as well.emoCool Jmax

 

[jon the fisherman]

lemon juice will actually "cook" the fish if left in it long enough. Saw this last night on the food network.

I use olive oil alot, and I love the taste

 

[hog daddy]

man im getting hongry just reading about all this recond you could use croppie?????????? but it shore hard to beatem deep fried!!!!!!!!



i'll have seckonds

 

[Ronnie Garrison]

Seviche is made by soaking fish in lemon or lime juice, peppers and onions. Either juice "cooks" the fish - good appetizer. I make it sometimes - put chunks of boneless fish in a plastic or glass bowl, put in onion and bell pepper slices, add lemon or lime juice to cover. Let sit in the fridge for a couple of days - pretty good if you like pickled stuff.

 

[G-MAN]

I thawed out some snapper that had been in my freezer for almost a year and cooked just as Mr. Price described, but used seasoned salt. It was great!

Freezer is empty of fish now. Going to give the Tilapia a try.

 

[G-MAN]

I had to bump this one back up. I've fixed this recipe several times now with the tilapia. Its great and my whole family eats it up. Thanks BPrice. Had it a again last night and my wife put some precooked frozen shrimp in a pan with butter, garlic and some other spices to go with it and boy was it good. I use Lawrey's seasoning salt on the fish, a little olive oil and cook two minutes each side-yummy.

You can buy the talapia frozen at walmart in a box, which has each fillet individualy vaccummed packed. Very inexpensive, convienant and easy to cook. place the amount of fillets you want in a bowl of water for 5-min or just stick a bowl with frozen fish under a running faucet and their thawed and ready to cook.

 

[Bprice]

Glad you enjoyed it again! I believe this just sealed the deal on what I'm having for dinnnnner!

 

[Guest]

Ronnie Garrison - 10/29/2006 12:01 PM

Seviche is made by soaking fish in lemon or lime juice, peppers and onions. Either juice "cooks" the fish - good appetizer. I make it sometimes - put chunks of boneless fish in a plastic or glass bowl, put in onion and bell pepper slices, add lemon or lime juice to cover. Let sit in the fridge for a couple of days - pretty good if you like pickled stuff.

Hmm good, I like a little cilantro in there too. I generally let my fish cook for just an hour or two (it depends on the size chunks). I then add the veggies, w/ fresh lime juice if need be (old juice gets dumped).