Brazil Nut Crusted Tilapia Food

ALMOND CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Place the almonds and breadcrumbs in a food processor and pulse until coarsely ground into a crumb-like mixture. Place the crumb mixture on a plate or in a shallow bowl.
• Heat oil and butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
• Spread each tilapia filet with 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard on both sides. Press the tilapia into the crumbs to get it coated on both sides. I usually do this several times to make sure the whole thing gets covered.
• Place the fish into the frying pan and cook for several minutes on each side, until the outside is browned and the fish is fully cooked. I usually just check the middle of the fish for doneness - pieces will flake off easily when it's done.
• Serve with parmesan, sea salt, or lemon.

MACADAMIA NUT CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat your oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Combine macadamia nuts, soy sauce, garlic, hot sauce, brown sugar, olive oil, and black pepper in a food processor; blend until the mixture is the consistency of paste.
• Spoon a thick layer of the macadamia mixture on top of each tilapia fillet. Place the fish macadamia mixture-side up on the prepared baking sheet. Under the broiler, cook fish until the macadamia crust is golden brown and the tilapia flakes easily, about 15 minutes.

PINE NUT-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the pine nuts, flour, dill and lemon-pepper. In another shallow bowl, combine the egg, lemon juice and honey. Dip fillets in egg mixture, then coat with nut mixture., In a large nonstick skillet, cook fillets in butter over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Drizzle with additional honey if desired.

CARIBBEAN NUT-CRUSTED FISH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine nuts, cilantro, garlic, oil and zest until well blended; set aside.
• Place fish on lightly greased baking sheet; drizzle with lime juice. Top with nut mixture; press lightly into fish to secure.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork. Meanwhile, cook broccoli as directed on package. Serve fish with the broccoli and rice.

CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Place tilapia fillets on paper-lined baking tray. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix all other ingredients together.
• Spread mixture evenly over fish.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.

PECAN-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Combine breadcrumbs, pecans, salt, garlic, and pepper in a shallow dish.
• Combine buttermilk and hot sauce (such as Tabasco) in a medium bowl.
• Place flour in a third dish.
• Dredge 1 fillet in flour, dip into buttermilk mixture, then into breadcrumb mixture. Repeat with remaining fillets.
• Heat 1 1/2 tsp oil in a large skillet (non-stick works best) over medium-high heat.
• Cook 2 fillets for 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily.
• Add remaining oil and cook additional 2 fillets.
• Serve with lemon!

BRAZIL NUT CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F. Lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside.
• Place Brazil nuts in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Transfer to a small bowl and stir in breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese.
• Place tilapia fillets on baking sheet and spread evenly with mustard. Divide Brazil nut mixture evenly over tilapia and lightly spray breadcrumbs with cooking spray. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until tilapia is just cooked through.

MACADAMIA CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place flour in shallow bowl. Whisk eggs in small bowl to blend. Finely grind nuts in processor. Transfer nuts to another bowl. Season fish with salt and pepper. Coat fish with flour. Dip fish into eggs, then macadamia nuts, coating completely. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Place 3 fillets in each skillet; cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer fillets to large baking sheet. Bake fish until just opaque in center, about 7 minutes. Top with White Chocolate Beurre Blanc and serve.
• Cook shallots in olive oil in a heavy saucepan over medium high heat, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes, adding garlic in the last minute. Deglaze with wine and reduce by half. Add cream and coconut milk and reduce by half once more. Remove sauce from heat and mount with white chocolate until sauce thickens. Season with salt and pepper.

PISTACHIO-CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH CHARD, FLASH-FRIED PROSCIUTTO, GORGONZOLA AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine pistachios, oregano, thyme, and garlic powder. Process until finely chopped and transfer to a shallow dish. Season both sides of tilapia fillets with salt and pepper. Brush honey mustard over both sides of tilapia and then transfer to pistachio mixture. Press mixture into both sides of fish.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add tilapia and cook 2 to 3 minutes per side, until fork-tender.
• Heat remaining oil in a small skillet over high heat. Add prosciutto and cook 2 minutes, until golden brown. Add pine nuts and cook 1 minute, until nuts are golden brown. Add chard leaves, cover and steam 2 minutes, until leaves soften. Arrange chard mixture on a serving platter and top with Gorgonzola and serve with tilapia.

BRAZIL NUT SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grind the Brazil nuts finely.
• Beat the butter until fluffy, add the sugar and beat until fluffy again--do beat adequately.
• Sift in the flours and the nuts and work to a smooth dough.
• Cover a baking sheet with parchment.
• place a 6" flan ring or tart form on the cookie sheet to use as a guide.
• Press the dough onto the sheet inside the ring to form a neat 6" inch circle.
• Remove the ring and flatten the dought slightly with a rolling pin.
• Prick the circle of dough with a fork and score it into eight wedges.
• Sprinkle with a little granulated sugar and bake for forty minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cut along the score lines and leave to cool for two minutes.
• Lift onto a rack and cool completely.
• If they don't get immediately eaten, store in an airtight container.

PECAN CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Chop pecans really fine (easier to buy pecan dust if you can find it).
• Mix pecans with bread crumbs, season further if you want (I keep it simple, just a little salt and pepper).
• Rub olive oil on the tilapia and dip in breading mixture.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes until flaky.
• Slice lemon and serve with tilapia.

TILAPIA... WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• 1, FOR MACADAMIA CRUST: Mix all of first 4 crust ingredients well.
• 2. Spread crust out on to a baking sheet.
• 3. Bake in a 300°F oven for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
• 4. FOR WHITE CHOCOLATE SAUCE: In a small non-reactive sauce pan add the shallot, wine and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer until liquid has reduced by 2/3.
• 5. In another saucepan add the heavy cream. Bring to a simmer and reduce by 1/3.
• 6, While liquids are reducing, cut the butter into small pieces.
• 7. Once liquids are reduced, remove from heat and strain the shallot lemon mixture and add it to the heavy cream.
• 8.Keeping the pan warm, slowly add 2-3 pieces of the butter to the lemon cream mixture while continually whisking. Continue to whisk while adding remaining butter.
• 9. Next whisk in the white chocolate until fully incorporated.
• 10. TILAPIA PREP: Spray a baking dish with non stick spray.
• 11. Place 4 tilapia fillets flesh side up.
• 12. Season filets with sea salt, pepper and paprika.
• 13. Brush Coconut Milk or Coco Lopez over the top of each fish filet.
• 14. Bake the prepared fish in a 350°F oven for approximately 10-15 minutes or until fish reaches 150°F internally.
• 15. PRESENTATION: Portion the chocolate sauce onto 4 plates.
• 16. Place the cooked fish on top of the chocolate sauce.
• 17. Top each filet with the macadamia topping. Enjoy!

HERB-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Crush ritz crackers.
• Add parsley, greek seasoning, salt, and pepper to ritz mixture.
• Combine egg and milk.
• Heat large skillet over med-high heat.
• Dip fish in egg wash and ritz mixture.
• Cook in olive oil in skillet 3 minutes on each side.