Parmesan Tilapia With A White Wine Sauce Food

PARMESAN CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH CAPER BUTTER SAUCE AND BRUCHETTA

Steps:

• For the tilapia filets:.
• Whisk eggs in one bowl. Combine salt, pepper, Parmesan, and breadcrumbs in the other. Dip the fish in the egg, followed by the parmesan, breadcrumb mixture.
• Put a small layer of oil in the bottom of pan and heat. Fry each filet 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown and just cooked through. Put cooked filets aside on paper towel.
• For the bruchetta:.
• While the fish is cooking, make the bruchetta. Put tomatoes, garlic, a pinch of salt, olive oil, and basil into food processor. Blend until slightly chunky.
• For the sauce:.
• Empty the remaining oil out of the pan used for the fish, but leave the little bits in there. Melt in the butter in the medium heat pan. Toss in the capers. While simmering slightly, Squish the capers slightly to release some of the juices (and so they don't roll around everyone later). Add juice from 1 lemon. Simmer 2-3 minutes, but don't let butter burn.
• Assemble on plate. Top each filet with the sauce and then the bruchette.

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.

BAKED TILAPIA WITH WHITE WINE AND HERBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Arrange the Tilapia side by side in a lightly oiled roasting tin or ovenproof dish.
• Pour over the wine, then sprinkle over the chopped garlic, most of the herbs, the salad onions and seasoning to taste.
• Place half the butter on each fish. Cover with a sheet of lightly oiled foil, seal in the fish.
• Bake in a preheated oven 350 degrees F, for 30-35 minutes.
• Transfer the Tilapia to a serving dish and keep warm.
• Pour the juices into a pan, stir in the blended cornflour and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the creme fraiche, pour over and serve immediately, sprinkled with the remaining herbs.

BLACKENED TILAPIA WITH WHITE WINE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat pan on medium high heat until smoking. (Make sure area is well ventilated!!) Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in microwave about 20-25 seconds in microwave safe casserole dish. Dredge tilapia fillets in melted butter and season both sides of fillets with blackened seasoning.
• Melt remaining 3 tablespoons of butter in preheated pan along with 1/8 cup of extra virgin olive oil (to keep butter from burning). Place fish in preheated pan and cook for 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove fish and set aside.
• In same pan, pour in remaining olive oil and saute shallots and garlic over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until shallots become tender. Add in jalapenos and cook 1 more minute. Pour in wine and reduce to half; then add in heavy whipping cream. Simmer about 7 minutes or until sauce becomes thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add in parmesan cheese and stir. Return fish to pan to warm (about 2 minutes). Serve with Cajun rice.