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Pan Fried Tilapia

photo by DarksLight





- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil (good quality extra virgin)
- 1⁄2 cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 tilapia fillets
- 2 tablespoons Miracle Whip
- 1 tablespoon sweet relish
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
directions
- Warm up olive oil in a 10" or 12" skillet.
- Mix the corn meal and Old Bay seasoning thoroughly, then spread out on a platter.
- Coat tilapia fillets lightly, but thoroughly with corn meal and Old Bay mixture.
- Lay coated fillets in hot olive oil (medium-medium high heat) and cook until golden on the bottom, then turn fillets over and repeat.
- Do not overcook the fish--it's easy to do.
- While fillets are cooking, combine Miracle Whip, sweet relish, and lemon juice and stir until well blended, then serve with the fish.
- It's quick, easy, and doesn't require a lot of cleanup.
- Steamed carrots or broccoli and some form of potatoes go well with this.
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Reviews
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This is great! I purchased 6 - yes, 6 - pounds of Tilapia filets without ever having tasted it. We got it yesterday, so today I made a couple for lunch using your recipe. Delicious! And you're right - quick and easy. I'm not a fan of anything that resembles tartar sauce, so I had mine "as is" with a sprinkling of salt and pepper. I'm planning on making this for my Kiddo for lunch tomorrow - she's gonna love it. Thanks!
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The fish made a delicious and super quick dinner for DH and me. After getting into the recipe it was discovered that I didn't have cornmeal. I did have polenta which worked beautifully after being whirled around in the coffee grinder. The fish was cooked in a cast iron skillet and came out very crisp, flaky and nicely seasoned. This was served with DH's tarter sauce.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Cattleships
Clemmons, NC
Native of Houston, TX with family ties in New Iberia and Baton Rouge, LA; Huntsville and Houston, TX.