Champagne Coconut Clementine Poached Tilapia Fillets Food

COCONUT CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Place foil on a baking sheet and spray with non-stick spray.
• Combine coconut, bread crumbs, and crackers in a bowl. Put egg whites in another bowl.
• Dip the tilapia in the egg, then in the coconut crumb mixture. Place them on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until tilapia is done. (Check tilapia at about 15 minutes so it won't burn.)

THAI-STYLE TILAPIA WITH COCONUT-CURRY BROTH

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the oil over moderate heat.
• Add the shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 3-5 minutes.
• Add the curry paste and cook, stirring until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken broth, coconut milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer until reduced to 2 cups, about 5 minutes.
• Season the tilapia with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Arrange the fish in the pan and gently shake the pan so the fish is coated with the sauce.
• Cover and cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 7 minutes.
• Arrange a pile of steamed spinach in the bottom of 4 soup plates.
• Top with the fish fillets.
• Stir the cilantro, scallions and lime juice into the sauce and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the sauce over the fish and serve with rice.

OVEN POACHED TILAPIA FILLETS

Steps:

• Cut the onion into 8 slices.
• Cut the tomatoes into 8 slices.
• Juice one lemon and slice the other two lemons into 8 slices.
• Wash filets.
• Place each filet on a 12" piece of heavy-duty foil.
• Place 2 onion slices, 2 tomato slices, and 2 lemon slices on top of each filet. Sprinkle with 1/4 of the lemon juice.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Wrap the foil into pouches, twisting the sides so that no juice escapes.
• Bake for 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven.