Tilapia (Sole or Flounder) with Capers and Almonds

Submitted by MrsEl

"A company-worthy fish dinner with lemon, capers and almonds. Recipe is from the newspaper."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 3

ingredients

• 177.44 ml flour
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 680.38 g fish fillets
• 29.58 ml butter, divided
• 9.85 ml olive oil, divided
• 59.14 ml slivered almonds
• 59.14 ml drained capers
• 0.25 ml lemon juice

directions

1. Mix flour, salt and pepper.
2. Coat fish in flour mixture, shaking off the excess.
3. In a large nonstick skillet, melt 1 1/2 tsp butter in 1 tsp of the oil.
4. Cook the filets in batches over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes per side or until golden crisp; turning once.
5. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
6. Repeat for each batch adding additional oil and butter as needed.
7. Add remining 1 Tbsp butter and the almonds to skillet.
8. Cook 2 minutes or until golden.
9. Add capers and lemon juice cooking 1 minute or until heated through.
10. Pour sauce over fish and serve immediately.
11. (I like a lot of flavor and would double sauce if serving 4.).

Reviews

[cookiebaker]

My family loves this recipe. I have made it 5 times already. I prepared recipe as stated and took MRSEL's advice and doubled sauce. Outstanding! The saltiness of the capers and browned butter almonds adds so much to this dish

 

[Geema]

My DH and I enjoyed this classic fish preparation, and scraped up every last crispy, browned almond and tangy caper on our plate. I was confused by the term "Sauce" used in this recipe. The small amount of butter and the juice of half a lemon sizzled in a hot pan, does not create more than a drop or two of liquid. But the browned almonds and capers were a delicious garnish and we enjoyed your recipe.

 

[Sunnybrook]

Really good! I ended up cooking the sauce in a separate pan while cooking the fish. I didn't want the fish to get soggy in the oven while waiting for the sauce. The only almonds I had in the pantry were whole, so I just chopped them up and used them. The flavors blended perfectly! I'll definitely be making this again. Thanks!

 

[Blue Violet 66]

Really great super fast but elegant tasting dish! Will be making it again and again for sure! Big hit with the fam! Thanks! =)

 

[CiaoBella]

Truly a company-worthy dish, this was quick to make and very tasty. I did tweak a bit, however. I used a 1/4 cup of lemon juice to cook the almonds and capers in, instead of just a dash. The lemon juice compliments the capers very well. The capers make this dish jump with flavor, so don't omit them. Thanks for posting, MrsEl!