Baked Tilapia Iowa Cajun Style Food

BAKED TILAPIA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Brush tilapia lightly with 1 tablespoon olive oil and then sprinkle with Cajun seasoning. Season both sides with salt and pepper and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 15 minutes.
• While fish is cooking, heat remaining olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes and capers; cook until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place fish on rolls and top with onion, tomato, and caper mixture.

CAJUN BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Line a shallow baking pan with tin foil.Coat with olive oil.
• Coat both sides of fish with olive oil and sprinkle both sides of fish with half of the seasoning.
• Place fish on pan and bake for 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• In a small bowl combine mayonnaise, remaining seasoning, lemon juice and pickle. stir well, serve with fish.
• Garnish with lemon wedges.

BAKED TILAPIA IOWA CAJUN STYLE

Steps:

• Rinse and drain the fish; arrange skin side down and overlapping slightly in 9X12 or larger casserole if using more; heat oven to 400F; if using glass or nonstick, I don't bother to grease the pan.
• Melt the butter and margarine in small saucepan and pour over fish; the margarine dilutes the butter which causes burning easily but the butter imparts flavor.
• Rub the butter mixture over the top of the fish with your hands or spatula; with frozen filets (which must be fairly thin to cook right) the mixture will solidify; don't worry about it.
• The spices and herbs will not adhere well without moisture or the butter mixture but too much isn't good for you now so I try to drain it off when I serve.
• Most spices have plastic sprinkling inserts with holes so I don't measure but sprinkle to taste trying to get the right balance; watch the parsley as sometimes it's easy to get too much; same goes for other spices you're not familiar with amounts, better too little than too much if you're not used to cooking with them.
• Sprinkle on the seasoned salt, paprika, onion powder, pepper blend, fines herbes, thyme and parsley last.
• Put in oven and bake for 10 minutes.
• With a turkey baster or spoon, scoop up the butter and juices and drizzle back over the fish.
• Continue baking for 10 more minutes; it may be done or thicker pieces of fish take about another 5 or 10 minutes.
• You can tell it's done when you pierce with a fork or sharp knife; it will be tender and flaky with clear juices (not always apparent).
• Remove from oven and baste one more time, may have to tilt the dish so it will all pool at an end.
• Serve while hot with a spatula, draining off the excess melted butter mixture; it's not good for us; you can substitute an oil and less of it and it should be essentially the same.
• Squeeze some fresh lemon juice over the fish at the table if desired (a must in the past for all fish but well everything is getting more expensive).

BAKED CAJUN TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine mayonnaise, cumin, onion powder, Cajun seasoning, garlic powder, and pepper in a small bowl.
• Place tilapia in an ungreased glass baking dish. Spread mayonnaise mixture on top and sprinkle with crushed crackers.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fillets flake easily when tested with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.

CAJUN-SPICED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Place all herbs and spices in a bowl and mix well. Lightly coat the fish in the spice mixture.
• Add butter to frying pan and heat until sizzling. Add the fish fillets, and saute over moderate heat for 4 minutes on each side, or until browned and cooked.

BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Saute the celery, onions and bell pepper in butter until the vegetables soften.
• Add flour, salt, pepper, tarragon, basil, and milk, stirring until blended.
• Cook sauce until it thickens, stirring constantly.
• Lower the heat and add cheese, stirring until the cheese just melts. Do NOT boil the cheese or it will get stringy.
• Rinse the tilapia fillets in cold salted water, then drain and pat dry.
• Arrange the fish in a single layer in an oblong baking dish.
• Spoon the sauce over all.
• Bake at 425ºF for 8 to 10 minutes or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

CREOLE BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place tilapia in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine tomato sauce, green pepper, onion and Creole seasoning; pour over the fillets., Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CAJUN TILAPIA WITH SOUTHWESTERN SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Place corn on the preheated grill and cook, turning often, until charred all over, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate and remove kernels when cool enough to handle.
• Combine corn kernels, avocado, tomato, black beans, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno in a large bowl. Squeeze 1 lime wedge over top and season with salt and pepper. Store in the refrigerator until cold, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, season tilapia on both sides with Cajun seasoning.
• Melt butter in a medium stainless steel skillet over medium-high heat; cook until just before butter begins to brown. Add tilapia and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook for 1 more minute. Tilt the skillet and baste with the butter until fish is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, about 5 more minutes. Remove fish from the skillet.
• Pour chicken broth into the pan and scrape the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Whisk in cream. Squeeze in another lime wedge, then taste and adjust for your desired level of tanginess. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat.
• Serve fish with cold salsa, adding cream sauce to both, if desired.

CAJUN TILAPIA

Steps:

• In large skillet, medium heat, melt butter and saute garlic and green onion 5 minute.
• In mixing bowl, Coat tilapia in mixture of flour, cajun and creole seaonings.
• Place Tilapia in skillet and cook 5-7 min on each side, or until fish is white and flakey.