Sauteed Tilapia With Lemon-Caper Pan Sauce

Submitted by RedVinoGirl

"A wonderful "light" way to serve Tilapia!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup chicken stock
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons capers, drained
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 6 tilapia fillets (1.5 pounds total)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• olive oil
• 2 teaspoons butter
• lemon wedge

directions

1. Whisk together chicken stock, lemon juice and capers. Lightly crush the capers.
2. Season the tilapia fillets with salt and pepper. Then dredge them in flour, shaking off any excess. Set aside.
3. In a large skillet, melt one teaspoon of butter over medium heat. Turn up the heat to medium-high and brown the butter (it should be a golden brown color). Add the fillets to the pan. Sauté for about 3 minutes on each side (they are done when the fish flakes easily with a fork). Add olive oil to the pan as needed if the pan becomes too dry. Transfer fillets to plates.
4. Pour the broth mixture into pan, being careful of splatter — it will instantly boil, steam and hiss. Scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen any browned bits. Continue heating and stirring until the mixture is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Remove the pan from the burner and whisk in two teaspoons of butter. Spoon two tablespoons of mixture, give or take, over each fillet.

Reviews

[NewNerdMom]

I used frozen fillets and they were not all the same size so it made it a little difficult to gauge time, but otherwise, this was a perfect dish. My husband was not really very excited about it, but he and my son loved the pan sauce. Definitely a keeper!