Lemon Caper Tilapia Food

LEMON GARLIC TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Rinse tilapia fillets under cool water, and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place fillets in baking dish. Pour lemon juice over fillets, then drizzle butter on top. Sprinkle with garlic, parsley, and pepper.
• Bake in preheated oven until the fish is white and flakes when pulled apart with a fork, about 30 minutes.

PARMESAN CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare Parmesan flour by combining 1/2 cup flour and parmesan cheese in shallow pan, set aside.
• Dredge fish in plain flour, shaking off excess flour.
• Dip in egg wash.
• Coat in parmesan flour mixture.
• Heat non-stick frying pan with olive oil (almost smoking).
• Brown fish on both sides, remove from pan and keep warm.
• In the same pan, add more oil if needed, and sauté garlic.
• Add capers, lemon juice, wine and stock, salt and pepper (artichokes if you like).
• Reduce by half, remove from heat.
• Add butter and melt through.

TILAPIA WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle tilapia with salt and pepper. Dust lightly with flour., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add tilapia; cook until lightly browned and fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 3-5 minutes per side. Remove from pan; keep warm., Add broth, lemon juice, butter and capers to same skillet; cook and stir until mixture is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Spoon over tilapia. If desired, serve with pasta and lemon wedges.

BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Place tilapia in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the butter, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt; pour over the fillets. Sprinkle with capers, oregano and paprika., Bake, uncovered, at 425° until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-15 minutes.

GRILLED TILAPIA WITH LEMON BUTTER, CAPERS AND ORZO

Steps:

• Combine the lemon zest, juice, wine and shallot in a small saucepan over high heat and cook until reduced by half. Remove from the heat and let cool. Whisk together the cream, butter and wine mixture in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. The lemon butter can be made 1 day in advance and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Heat the grill to high.
• Brush the fish on both sides with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the fish for 3 to 4 minutes per side or until lightly golden brown and slightly charred. Toss the orzo with a few tablespoons of the lemon butter and 2 tablespoons of the parsley and season with salt and pepper. Transfer the orzo to a platter. Remove from the grill and immediately place the fillets on the orzo and top each fillet with some of the lemon butter and capers. Garnish with the remaining parsley.

LEMON CAPER TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a baking dish with olive oil.
• Rinse the tilapia under cool water and place in the prepared baking dish.
• Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and capers. Pour over the tilapia. Season with salt and pepper.
• Slide the baking dish into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Serve immediately, spooning the liquid from the pan over the fish and topping with lemon zest.

TILAPIA WITH LEMON AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Peel the lemon removing the inner white membrane, cut into segments and reserve juice.
• Place enough flour in a zip bag to coat the fillets and season the flour with salt and pepper.
• Dip the fillets into the milk and into the flour mixture and shake to coat.
• Remove and shake off any excess flour and repeat with other fillet.
• Heat enough oil to coat the bottom of a skillet and place fillets in oil.
• Brown the fillets on both sides turning only once until the fillets flake easily.
• Remove from skillet to warm serving plates.
• Drain excess oil from pan, wipe out skillet and add in the butter.
• Once melted and slightly browned, add in the lemon with juices, capers and parsley.
• Warm through and spoon over fillets.
• Serve immediately with some steamed vegetables and a mixed green salad.
• A very nice light and healthy dinner for 2.

TILAPIA WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the fish lightly with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick fry pan over medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Do no allow butter to brown. Arrange the fish in the pan and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides. The fish should no longer have a pink tint to it, test with a fork approximately 6 to 8 minutes depending on the thickness of the fillet. Remove fish and set aside.
• Add the onion cook for about 1 minute and the add in the garlic to the pan and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the lemon juice, increase the heat to medium-high. Allow the sauce thickens slightly. Stir in the cilantro, capers and lemon zest, and season with salt and pepper.
• Add the fish to the pan and allow fish to reheat. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED TILAPIA WITH LEMON-CAPER PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together chicken stock, lemon juice and capers. Lightly crush the capers.
• Season the tilapia fillets with salt and pepper. Then dredge them in flour, shaking off any excess. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt one teaspoon of butter over medium heat. Turn up the heat to medium-high and brown the butter (it should be a golden brown color). Add the fillets to the pan. Sauté for about 3 minutes on each side (they are done when the fish flakes easily with a fork). Add olive oil to the pan as needed if the pan becomes too dry. Transfer fillets to plates.
• Pour the broth mixture into pan, being careful of splatter - it will instantly boil, steam and hiss. Scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen any browned bits. Continue heating and stirring until the mixture is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Remove the pan from the burner and whisk in two teaspoons of butter. Spoon two tablespoons of mixture, give or take, over each fillet.

TILAPIA W/ LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat pan sauté fish fillets in butter.
• Remove fish and keep warm.
• In the same skillet add shallots and 1 tsp of seasoned flour. Sauté for 5 minutes.
• Add lemon juice and wine. Simmer till sauce is slightly thickened.
• Add capers to sauce and spoon sauce over cooked fish.

PAN-SEARED TILAPIA WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Season both sides of the fish with kosher salt and black pepper.
• Preheat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Melt 2 Tbsp. of butter and add 2 Tbsp. of STAR Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
• Work in batches of two and carefully place the tilapia into the hot pan. Cook the tilapia for 4 minutes before flipping and cooking for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and repeat with the second batch. Keep the tilapia warm by covering loosely with foil.
• Add the minced shallots and garlic to the same pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until fragrant and soft. Add in the wine and lemon juice, bring to a boil over medium-high heat until it thickens, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the capers, parsley and lemon zest, then taste and season with more salt and pepper if desired.
• Place the fish back into the skillet and spoon sauce over top before serving with a few slices of fresh lemon and a drizzle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
• Enjoy!

TILAPIA (SOLE OR FLOUNDER) WITH CAPERS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper.
• Coat fish in flour mixture, shaking off the excess.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt 1 1/2 tsp butter in 1 tsp of the oil.
• Cook the filets in batches over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes per side or until golden crisp; turning once.
• Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Repeat for each batch adding additional oil and butter as needed.
• Add remining 1 Tbsp butter and the almonds to skillet.
• Cook 2 minutes or until golden.
• Add capers and lemon juice cooking 1 minute or until heated through.
• Pour sauce over fish and serve immediately.
• (I like a lot of flavor and would double sauce if serving 4.).

PAN SEARED TILAPIA WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Season both sides of the fish with kosher salt and black pepper.
• Preheat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Melt two tablespoons of butter and two tablespoons of olive oil.
• Work in batches of two and carefully place the tilapia into the hot pan. Cook the tilapia for 4 minutes before flipping and cooking for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and repeat with the second batch. Keep the tilapia warm by covering loosely with foil.
• Add the minced shallots and garlic to the same pan and cook for two to three minutes or until fragrant and soft. Add in the wine and lemon juice, bring to a boil over medium-high heat until it thickens, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the capers, parsley and lemon zest, then taste and season with more salt and pepper if desired.
• Place the fish back into the skillet and spoon sauce over top before serving with a few slices of fresh lemon and a light drizzle of olive oil.

TILAPIA PICCATA RECIPE

Steps:

• Dry the fillets with paper towels and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Spread the flour out on a plate.
• Heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat until the butter sizzles. Lightly dredge the fillets in the flour, shake off the excess and put them in the pan.
• Pan fry the fillets until lightly browned on both sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove the fish from the pan and keep it warm.
• Raise the heat to medium-high and add the wine to the pan, stirring up any browned bits of flour. Add the shallots and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until shallots are softened.
• Stir in the lemon juice and capers and cook 1 minute. Turn off the heat and stir in the remaining tablespoon of butter. Spoon the sauce over the fish and sprinkle with parsley.