Pan Seared Tilapia With Almond Browned Butter and Snow Peas

Submitted by Riverlivin

"A nice quick meal. You can prepare it as written or substitute any other white fish and sauteed asparagus for the snow peas."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 709.77 ml snow pea pods, trimmed
• 4 (453.59-566.99 g) skinless fresh tilapia fillets
• sea salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 4.92 ml all-purpose flour
• 14.79 ml olive oil
• 29.58 ml butter
• 59.14 ml almonds, coarsely chopped
• 14.79 ml fresh parsley, snipped

directions

1. In a large saucepan, bring lightly salted water to boil.
2. Add pea pods. Cook for 2 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. Meanwhile, season fish with salt and pepper on one side; sprinkle with flour.
4. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
5. When the pan is hot (a drop of water should sizzle or roll) remove from heat and add olive oil, tilting pan to coat with oil.
6. Return pan to heat and add fish (if necessary, cook fish half at a time).
7. Cook fish for 4 to 5 minutes or until it is easy to remove with spatula.
8. Gently turn fish and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
9. Arrange peas on a serving platter; arrange fish on top of peas.
10. Reduce heat to medium.
11. Add butter to skillet. When butter begins to melt, stir in almonds.
12. Cook for 30 to 60 seconds or until butter is melted and nuts are lightly toasted (do not let butter burn).
13. Spoon butter mixture over fish fillets.
14. Sprinkle with parsley.

Reviews

[LifeIsGood]

We LOVED this recipe. The snow peas are a lovely base - bright, crisp and healthy. The fish is prepared simply. The topping of almonds in butter is a stunning and most delicious finish. This is a recipe I would be proud to serve guests; and feel wonderful doing so because it's so healthy. Thank you for posting!

 

[LovesCookingHatesDishwashing]

This is my all time favorite! I usually use regular frozen peas since I have them on hand. Make this recipe (with pea pods)for those you want to impress. Great recipe, Riverlivin'.

 

[averybird]

This is a great recipe for those of us who grow our own snow peas! I used chopped walnuts in place of the almonds, and tossed some extra parsley in with the butter and nut topping. Thanks for posting Riverlivin [Updated 7/6/12 to add photo that shows the almond topping]

 

[Queenofcamping]

WOW!!!! This was a show stopper dish and soo easy to make. Definitely restaurant quality. I did use some of my husbands "special" season all instead of salt and pepper. MMMMMMMMM

 

[mama smurf]

What a simple, elegant and delicious recipe! I made this as directed only steaming my snow peas in the micro and using toasted pine nuts instead of almonds (I was out of almonds). I served this with recipe#305974#305974 and recipe#56376#56376. Definately and keeper. Made for Let's PARTY 2011 tag game.