Fried Lemon-Rosemary Tilapia
"Southern Living Comfort Foods Cookbook - I despise catfish so I subsititued Tilapia in its place."
photo by loof751
- Ready In:
- 1hr 42mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 large lemon
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 2 medium eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
- 4 tilapia fillets
- 2 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
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Garnishes
- lemon slice, fresh rosemary sprigs
directions
- Grate lemon rind from lemon, avoiding the pale bitter pith, into a large bowl; squeeze lemon juice into bowl.
- Stir in milk and next 3 ingredients until blended.
- Rinse fillets, and pat dry with paper towels.
- Add fillets to lemon mixture in bowl; cover and chill 1 hour.
- Place cornmeal on a large plate or in a large shallow dish.
- Turn fillets in lemon mixture until thoroughly coated; dredge in cornmeal, coating evenly.
- Cook fillets in hot oil in skillet over medium-high heat 4 minutes on each side or until browned.
- Remove from skillet.
- Garnish, if desired.
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Reviews
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Delicious fish recipe! There is so much flavor from the lemon/garlic/rosemary mixture and it still shines through even with the cornmeal coating. Thanks for sharing a great recipe! Made for the Best of 2012 event, recommended by Mikekey -
Excellent recipe. Lots of flavor from the "marinade" mixture, which also keeps the cornmeal on the fish. Wouldn't change a thing.
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