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So I went to Costco and I bet most of you know how they package their products – you tend to get a massive amount of whatever you buy.

At the seafood counter I saw packages of tilapia: fresh, delicious-looking fillets. One would be a generous serving and I envisioned healthy eating made easy and snatched up a package.  Sounds good, right?

Well, I fixed my first tilapia fillet (very simply: broiled with butter, lemon, mustard, salt and pepper) and discovered I really don’t care for the taste that much. I know I can google recipes and find plenty but thought I’d check here to see if anyone has any tried and true and tasty ways of cooking these little beasts or else I am going to have to choke them down with hot sauce.

Please help!



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I'm not much help! I bake or steam mine with lemon juice and paprika or lemon pepper seasoning. I like the taste - it's a very mild fish in my opinion.

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FISH TACOS! Use a beer batter. Nom.

I drizzle mine with olive oil, sprinkle a little chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper, and italian seasoning on mine, then bake. It sounds like a weird combination, but it's good!

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Mmmm I'm no help I don't like tilapia all that much :/
I prefer basa (I don't think that's the name in english)

You could make fish a la vizcaina, my mom makes it with any kind of fish

A whole onion
garlic cloves
Olives
tomatoes
broth or water
Yellow chilli
Lots of olive oil

Put some olive oil in a pan and heat it, once it's hot put the onions and garlic (all chopped) and let them there until they are transparent, then put the dice tomatoes and water et them simmer.
Once they are simmering put the fish, the olives and the yellow chilli (this last one is optional).
Let the fish cook and then it's ready!




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It's bass in English, Des. :)

That sounds good...

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I would probably blacken it if I didn't like the flavor of the meat. You can't really taste much beyond the blackening seasoning.

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Thank you for all your great suggestions! I will report back but it will probably not be until early next week. Thanksgiving leftovers and all that...

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I love tilapia

There are two ways that I like it best...

Butter poached (not very waistline or heart friendly though... but man is it GOOD!): On a burner set to medium-low to medium heat, in a pan with LOTS of butter, keep spooning the hot butter over the fish until the hot butter cooks the fish (pain in the ass to do, but well worth it).

or

Baked on a cookie sheet from frozen: Preheat the oven as needed, then put the fish on a cookie sheet or other pan that can hold the runoff... then pour over the individual fillets enough teriyaki sauce to cover them (it will soak into the frozen fish, trust me)... then season with lemon pepper, onion salt, garlic salt, and "soul food" seasoning. Then bake until done.

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I found this saved on my computer, but I haven't tried it.

Tilapia With Buttery Crumb Topping

This quick and easy baked tilapia makes a nutritious and delicious meal. Serve the tilapia with green beans and hot cooked rice for a light and tasty family meal. Feel free to cut the amount of butter to 1 to 2 tablespoons for a lighter version.
Ingredients:
• 4 to 6 tilapia fillets, about 1 1/2 pounds
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup soft fresh bread crumbs
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf basil
Preparation:
Heat oven to 400°. Lightly grease a large shallow baking dish.
Arrange fish fillets on the prepared baking pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine the butter with remaining seasonings and toss with the bread crumbs. Sprinkle the crumbs over the tilapia fillets.
Bake the fish fillets for 15 to 18 minutes, or until fish is cooked through. Broil for 2 to 3 minutes to brown the topping. Fish will flake easily with a fork when done.
Carefully remove the fillets to plates with a spatula.
southernfood.about.com/od/tilapiarecipes/r/r71228b.htm


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Maybe lemon juice, butter and dill would mask the flavor. Or use it in a fish chowder.  I don't like fish very much but it is good for you.



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I prefer tilapia either breaded or battered and served with homemade tartar sauce. I don't mind the taste of it prepared in other ways. I am not a big seafood eater, and prefer most of it battered, breaded or deep-fried.

As for Basa, it is an Asian river catfish which is often substituted for Mahimahi in my geographical area. It has a mild flavor and flaky texture when cooked. Some people use the names Basa and Swai interchangeably, although they are two different species of catfish. I am sure there are tons of recipes online.



-- Edited by RTL on Friday 29th of November 2013 11:08:44 AM

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What?!
Basa is catfish?

You learn something new every day!

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I forgot!

Welcome RTL, I don't think I've seen you around :D

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Can't remember the brand name - grrr - but in my grocery stories, in the mexican section there is a line of sauces that come in packets. It's a liquid sauce, not in a jar. I got some tilapa and put it in a pan with a bunch of that sauce, then had fish lettuce wraps. Basically, fish tacos but in a lettuce leaf. I loaded it up with avocado, green salsa, sour cream, stuff like that.

You make want to try some kind of marinade to draw out soem of the fishy taste, if that's the problem.

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Found it!

www.fronterafiesta.com/store/seasoning-sauces/27

I used the Key Lime Skillet Sauce. Nom nom nom.

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