Crispy Tilapia Strips

Submitted by mama smurf

"This tilapia is baked in the oven but it also can be sauteed with oil in a skillet over medium-high heat about 2 minutes per side. Found in Cuisine Tonight. I love to use seasoned panko crumbs when making these. I am including a tarter sauce recipe to serve with them."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb tilapia fillet, cut into 1-inch strips (about 5 fillets)
• salt and lemon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 lemons, cut into wedges
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp.olive oil

directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Season fish with salt and lemon pepper. Mix mayonnaise with juice from 2 lemon wedges (about 1 tablespoon).
3. To bread fish, place mayonnaise mixture, flour and panko separately on three plates. Dredge fish in flour until thoroughly coated, then in mayonnaise mixture, then in panko. Transfer breaded fish to a baking pan, drizzle with oil.
4. Bake until fish strips feel firm, about 7-8 minutes. Move fish to top oven rack; broil until fish is golden brown about 1 minute (rotate baking sheet for even browning). Serve tilapia with tarter sauce and remaining lemon wedges.

5. Tarter Sauce:

6. 1 cup mayonnaise, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 tablespoon chopped capers, sweet pickle relish and minced onion. Season with dried/or fresh dill, salt and lemon pepper to taste.

Reviews

[jerseygirl1952]

Thankyou Mama !!! The first time I made this, I followed the recipe to a tee (other than using a reduced fat mayo). We loved this fish. The second time I made this, I used the reduced fat mayo again, and this time used southwest seasoning in place of the lemon pepper. These fish "fingers" then became part of fish tacos. With the crunch from the Panko, thses were the best darn fish tacos ever. Thanks so much for posting this recipe !!

 

[gailanng]

I'm hooked! :-) Reminds me of the old adage, "Give a girl a fish, you feed her for a day. Teach a girl to fish, you feed her for a lifetime." (What...you doubt me?)

 

[HotPepperRosemaryJe]

This was soooooo very good!!! Had this for dinner tonight and everyone loved it!!! Glad I made a lot cuz it went fast! Nice big garden salad with black olives, cukes, and feta!!! Olive oil and I Italian white wine vinegar.Yum!!! <br/>I love panko and the nice crunch! Not too much and just enough coating! <br/>Very easy and I recommend it highly!!! Thank you! Jelly :)

 

[Tinkerbell]

Excellent recipe! So easy to make. We love panko and the crunchy texture complimented the tender fish nicely. I used a gluten-free all-purpose flour and gluten-free panko. I used up the last of the mayo to bread the fish and didn't have sweet pickle relish anyway, so I didn't make the tartar sauce. I'll be sure to try it next time though. DH and I both really enjoyed this fish, but even more surprising was that our DD toddler liked it so much she requested that I "make a big, big load of this fish!" next time. LOL I served it with red quinoa and steamed veggies. Thanks for sharing this recipe, mama! Made and enjoyed for Topic of the Month's Seafood Tag Game. :)

 

[Bonnie G #2]

What a great way to prepare tilapia. It was so easy and cooked up fast. I wanted a healthier way to prepare it that picky DGS would eat. He always says he only likes things deep fried or dripping in grease so I just didn't tell him this was baked and he never knew the differance. Just kept saying I love fried tilapia!! The panko makes for a wonderful crispy crust and the spices were perfect. Even enjoyed the tarter sauce with it.