HONEY LIME TILAPIA

This honey lime tilapia is unbelievably delicious. The style is so recent and pale and fantastic. Honey and lime simply belong to every different forever.

INGREDIENTS FISH AND MARINADE:  four tilapia fillets (about 4-5 ounces each)  2 tablespoons lime juice (from 1 huge lime)  Zest of one lime  1 tablespoon olive oil  1 1/2 tablespoons honey  1/2 teaspoon salt  1/2 teaspoon black pepper  1 clove garlic, finely minced COATING AND COOKING:  1/2 cup all-purpose or entire wheat flour  1/4 teaspoon salt  1/4 teaspoon black pepper  1-2 tablespoons olive oil INSTRUCTIONS In a small bowl, whisk collectively the lime juice, lime zest, olive oil, honey, salt, pepper and garlic. Place the tilapia in a gallon-sized ziploc bag and pour the marinade on ideal of the fish. Press the air out of the bag and seal. Refrigerate the fish for at the very least an hour and as lots as four hours. It enables to put the bag in a flat dish and switch it over as soon as or twice throughout the marinading time because the marinade will no longer totally disguise the fish. Before cooking, whisk collectively the flour, salt and pepper in a shallow dish like a pie plate. Heat the olive oil in a huge nonstick skillet over medium warmth till rippling and hot. Dredge every tilapia fillet within the flour, coating equally facets lightly. Cook the fillets for 3-5 minutes per facet with out shifting the fish whereas it chefs on every side; this may occasionally guarantee a extra even browning. Adjust the cooking time as wanted depending at the thickness of the tilapia and the warmth of the skillet and work in batches if crucial so the skillet is no longer overcrowded.

A baked tilapia fillet on a white plate, with lime slices at the side.

Admittedly, I’m an enormous time tilapia lover.

However I’m telling you, even when I didn’t love the fish, this style pairing and cooking technique might persuade me otherwise.

This honey lime tilapia is unbelievably delicious.

I’m no stranger to the honey lime style combo.

It’s trending presence in recipes is justified simply due to the fact honey and lime simply belong to every different perpetually and ever.

Even although this delectable, gentle fish seems to be as though it’s been battered and fried, it’s in fact a quite healthful dish.

The tilapia, which has been marinated and infused with honey lime deliciousness, will get a quickly dredge in seasoned flour – entire wheat in my case – earlier than cooking {quickly} to golden perfection.

The flavor, oh the flavor!, is so recent and pale and nice that I had a truly tough time no longer stealing my kid’s portions.

Too bad they liked this honey lime tilapia as a lot as I did.

There wasn’t any excuse to vie for dinner clean-up simply due to the fact there weren’t any leftovers to “put away,” within the event you recognize what I mean.

What To ServeIncidentally, I served this with steamed broccoli and brown rice with a sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Simple, fast, wholesome and tasty. Can’t ask for a lot extra than that.

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