While I’m a huge fan of recipes that use a lot of ingredients, I’m always so amazed by how all the various spices and ingredients blend for a great flavor. On the other side, I am also amazed at how tasty and flavorful some recipes are with only a few basic ingredients. This is one of them.
This dish cooks up so quickly, I may have even overstated the amount of time necessary, but it’s so tasty especially when using quality ingredients.
Pan-Fried Tilapia with Lemon and Capers
This is a quick, light fish dish and besides the capers you should have all the other ingredients in your kitchen.
Ingredients
- 2-3 Tbsp flour
- 4 tilapia fillets
- 3 Tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 4 Tbsp butter
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp capers bottled, rinsed
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- fresh flat leaf parsley and lemon wedges to garnish
Instructions
- Place the flour on a plate and season with salt and black pepper. Coat the fillets evenly on both sides. Heat the oil with half the butter in a large shallow pan until foaming. Add 2 fillets and fry over medium heat for two to three minutes on each side.
- Lift out the fillets with a spatula and place on a warm serving platter. Keep hot. Fry the remaining 2 sole fillets.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the lemon juice and remaining butter. Return the pan to high heat and stir vigorously until the pan juices are sizzling and beginning to turn golden brown. Remove from heat and stir in the capers.
- Pour the pan juices over the fillets, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with parsley. Add the lemon wedges and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 374kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 35gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 290mgPotassium: 538mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 356IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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