Pecan-Crusted Tilapia

MommyMakes's Note:

I love pecan-crusted fish. This is a light recipe, but you can serve it with a kicked-up tartar sauce as well.

• Total Time: 11 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ½ cup dry breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup low-fat buttermilk
• ½ teaspoon hot sauce
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 4 (6 ounce) tilapia fillets
• 1 tablespoon oil , divided
• lemon wedge

Directions:

1. Combine breadcrumbs, pecans, salt, garlic, and pepper in a shallow dish.
2. Combine buttermilk and hot sauce (such as Tabasco) in a medium bowl.
3. Place flour in a third dish.
4. Dredge 1 fillet in flour, dip into buttermilk mixture, then into breadcrumb mixture. Repeat with remaining fillets.
5. Heat 1 1/2 tsp oil in a large skillet (non-stick works best) over medium-high heat.
6. Cook 2 fillets for 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily.
7. Add remaining oil and cook additional 2 fillets.
8. Serve with lemon!

Reviews

[Texas Wine Girl]

This was great! I made a few changes based on what I had. I had 1 lb. of tilapia, but didn't reduce the other ingredients. I used cracker crumbs instead of breadcrumbs, and increased the pecans to about 1/2 cup. Instead of salt and garlic powder I used garlic seasoning, and instead of buttermilk I used non-fat milk with a touch of non-fat half & half. I baked it at 400 for 20 mins., although 15 would've been enough. Thanks for a wonderful recipe, my husband couldn't stop raving about it!

[Chef Marley]

I made this recipe exactly as written, except I cooked it in butter instead of oil. It gave it more of a nice brown color and it also gave it a yummy flavor! Will definately make again.

[Is it tasty?]

I used this recipe on haddock and it was delicious. Although I increased the quantity of pecans they didn't stick well, perhaps because of the breadcrumbs. Next time I'll use fewer breadcrumbs. The Rooster brand hot sauce wasn't overpowering at all. In fact, if I hadn't made the recipe myself I wouldn't have known it even had hot sauce.