Seared Tilapia With Fried Jalapeno and Lemon

Name: Seared Tilapia With Fried Jalapeno and Lemon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 tilapia fillets (also great with catfish, char, steelhead, trout, salmon, etc.); cajun seasoning; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 jalapeno, sliced; 1 lemon, zest removed and lemon cut into wedges

Submitted by gailanng

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Ready In:: 16mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4

ingredients

4 tilapia fillets (also great with catfish, char, steelhead, trout, salmon, etc.)
cajun seasoning
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 jalapeno, sliced
1 lemon, zest removed and lemon cut into wedges

directions

Season tilapia fillets generously on all sides with Cajun seasoning. Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat.
Add oil and butter to pan; swirl and add fish fillets, browning on all sides, about 6 minutes total cooking time. Meanwhile, fry jalapeno slices in oil alongside. Remove both fish and jalapenos to serving plates. Top with fried jalapeno slices, sprinkle with lemon zest and squeeze with remaining lemon wedges, if desired.
As a suggestion, serve fillets with veggies and/or potatoes.

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gailanng

United States

I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!

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