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sherry7 · 03-23-2008, 12:26 AM

I made this for dinner tonight. OMG, it was delicious, and so easy to prepare (a must for me). Hubby and son really liked it too, and the cats were begging for a bite as well.

I didn't calculate all of the nutritional info for this recipe, but I do know that tilapia has 36 calories, 1 gram fat, and 7 grams of protein per each ounce...so this would definitely be a high protein dish. I doubled the recipe below, since hubby and son are carnivores, lol. If you have problems with butter or margarine, I think it could definitely be cut back some, or even replaced partially with canola or olive oil.

Tilapia with Garlic Butter

2 tablespoons butter (I used 'light' stick margarine)
2 cloves garlic, finely minced (I used the jarred kind)
dash pepper
dash salt
pinch dried dillweed or parsley (I used the parsley)
dash paprika
4 tilapia fillets

In saucepan, combine butter, garlic, pepper, salt, dillweed, and paprika. Heat over low heat until butter is melted and starts simmering. (I microwaved it on 50% heat instead until melted.) Remove from heat. Brush a little of the butter mixture in the bottom of a shallow baking dish (line baking dish with foil, if desired) then place tilapia fillets on the buttered area.

Brush top of each tilapia fillet with the seasoned butter mixture. Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes, until tilapia flakes easily with a fork.
Serves 2.

SDeRossett · 03-23-2008, 05:25 AM

Sounds very tasty. I was looking far a different way to cook fish as we do a lot of fishing in the summer and of course deep fying (although my husbands favoirte), and I do not agree. My mom used to broil fish, but I found that it dried it out too much. Have you tried grilling fish? Would love your recipe if you have.

Sharon

sherry7 · 03-23-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SDeRossett

Sounds very tasty. I was looking far a different way to cook fish as we do a lot of fishing in the summer and of course deep fying (although my husbands favoirte), and I do not agree. My mom used to broil fish, but I found that it dried it out too much. Have you tried grilling fish? Would love your recipe if you have.

Sharon

Hi Sharon, my hubby fishes too, mostly for trout. He does put them on the grill sometimes, but really doesn't have a recipe. We just take a piece of foil, spray it with Pam, lay the fish on it, and make a packet. Then he grills it until it is a charred, black mass.

Seriously, he believes in overcooking everything, lol.

Corrine · 03-23-2008, 08:13 PM

I've always liked to cook my fish in parchment paper. You can use aluminium foil - I just prefer the parchment cause I like to use lemon juice and that can discolour the aluminium.

You can search google for "fish in parchment" or "fish en papillote" and you'll find a load of recipes.

This one from epicurious.com is one of my favourites:

Fish Fillets in Parchment with Asparagus and Orange (I like lemon!)

4 15x15-inch squares parchment paper
4 5-to 6-ounce fish fillets (such as halibut or cod; each about 1 inch thick - tilapia fillet is good - so is salmon)
12 fresh tarragon leaves - I like dried dill better
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, cut into 4 pieces - I used a couple of sprays of low fat stuff.
1 pound slender asparagus spears, trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
4 tablespoons orange or lemon juice

Preheat oven to 400°F. Place parchment squares on work surface. Generously butter half of each parchment square; (I used lf spray) top buttered half of each with 1 fish fillet. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper; top each fillet with 3 tarragon leaves, then 1 piece of butter. Arrange asparagus around each fish fillet; pour 1 tablespoon orange juice over each. Fold parchment over fish and asparagus, folding and crimping edges tightly to seal and enclose filling completely. Place on 2 rimmed baking sheets, spacing apart. do ahead Can be made 4 hours ahead. Chill.

Bake fish packets 15-17 minutes (10 mins for tilapia). Slide packets onto plates and serve.

CoreynVA · 03-24-2008, 07:28 PM

I was given the okay to eat fish at my last doctor visit a couple of weeks ago. I've been getting frozen tilapia (individually wrapped and $3.98 for 8 servings. I let it sit out a bit then toss it in 1 TBSP of parmesan cheese and broil or bake it. Quick, cheap, lots of protein and takes great!