I’m trying to be adventurous. I’m a fairly picky eater and I tend to stay away from meats and fish, but I’ve been trying to branch out. When my boyfriend orders meat or seafood at a restaurant, I’ll try a bite. It’s a big step for me. Usually I’m not a huge fan of what he orders, but most things are not as bad as I remember them being. To take my adventures in eating new foods even further, I decided to prepare fish for lunch today. Fish is a healthier meat than red meat like burgers or steak so I figured if I was going to try to make meat, it might as well be a healthy type.
The fish wasn’t so bad. I used a lot of spices to make a sort of “blackened tilapia,” so the flavor of the fish was somewhat masked. Baby steps are a good thing, I think. So I’m here to present to you today, Spicy Tilapia: A Fish Recipe Told by a Vegetarian. Basically this is a beginner’s guide to cooking fish. I’m new at it, but I can do it so you can too!
Recipe:
Ingredients:
2 tilapia filets
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp paprika
1 tsp chipotle powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp thyme
peanut sauce
Inactive time: 10 minutes
Active time: 10 minutes
Servings: Makes 2 tilapia filets
Cooking Instructions:
Combine the paprika, chipotle powder, garlic powder, and thyme in a small bowl and mix to blend together. Coat both sides of both tilapia with the spice mixture. Allow to rest for about 10 minutes. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, place both tilapia in the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes then flip gently and cook the other side for 2-3 minutes. The fish is done when the center is white and opaque. No part of it should be translucent. The fish will break apart easily when cooked so be careful when placing it on a plate. Serve with peanut sauce drizzled over the top. Enjoy immediately with veggies and/or pasta with the peanut sauce and don’t forget to go for second helpings!
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the color of the tilapia is simply amazing!
These are amazing shots! The tilapia looks wonderful.
I really like the look of this! I can just imagine those lovely smoky spicy flavours.
Thanks! I love chipotle and paprika together. Just delicious!
This looks delicious! Do you mind sharing how you made the peanut sauce? Thank you!
I’m planning on posting it in a few days! I’ll reply again when it’s up. Thanks!
I can’t find where you ever posted that peanut sauce recipe. It sounds awesome. I’d love to try it.
I had it all written up and then moved and lost my memory card! I was trying to find it so I could take pictures, but it looks like I’m just going to have to buy a new one. I posted the recipe with no pictures so that it’s here now.
Sorry about the post being SUPER delayed.
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