Tilapia

Justine Cooper · Post by **Justine Cooper** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:49 am

I buy the frozen Tilapia (yes from Marc's) because it is priced good and seems relatively healthy. I usually bread it with cornmeal or other breading and saute it in olive oil but I am getting really bored with that now. Any other good recipe ideas, light or heavy?

David Lay · Post by **David Lay** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:55 am

Costco has amazing chili-lime encrusted Tilapia.

Danielle Masters · Post by **Danielle Masters** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:19 pm

My family loves baked tilapia. I make lemon pepper flavored. Mix softened butter, fresh lemon juice (with a bit of the zest), parsley, salt and pepper and spread it on the fish and bake it for about 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees. It's quite good. BTW I buy my tilapia at Aldi's so don't feel bad about Marc's. The kids have to eat, so I'll save where I can.

Justine Cooper · Post by **Justine Cooper** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:52 pm

Thank you, I will try that! Yes I shop at Nature's Bin and Marc's but I still spend too much! I need to bring some new recipes out too! The tilapia at Marc's is three or four dollars for a bag of four, so not bad and it tastes pretty good.

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:59 am

Justine-

There are a lot of herbs and spices that you can add to the breading that will give the fish a lot more variety.

Also, sauces are your friend if you make them with the right ingredients. There are a lot of ways to flavor plain yogurt to make a great sauce.

It's good to experiment.

Jeff Endress · Post by **Jeff Endress** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:43 am

It's good to experiment.

Always! Never be afraid to try a substitute. So many of our standards began as one cook approaching a basic recipe from a different angle.

As for the tilapia discussion, its such a versetile fish, there's no reason NOT to substitute it for fish in other recipes. Stuffed tilapia instead of sole
beer battered tilapia instead of cod....

Jeff

Justine Cooper · Post by **Justine Cooper** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:58 pm

Thanks. Do you know any good starts for the yogurt sauce? I have some soy yogurt in the fridge now, would that work?

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:50 pm

Sure, why not?

You can add mustard or a curry mix or... pretty much whatever you want, since yogurt is very neutral. I probably wouldn't add those things to the soy yogurt, though...

ryan costa · Post by **ryan costa** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:58 am

K-Mart had a special sale of whole frozen tilapia a few weeks ago. 10 pounds for 10 dollars.

I enjoy grilling or broiling fish with just salt and a bit of oil or butter rubbed on, until the skin is crispy. This is then served with a covering of sauteed onions and a glass of tap water.

Justine Cooper · Post by **Justine Cooper** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:04 am

That sounds quite healthy! (and good)