Tilapia Honduras Style
"I developed this recipe from ideas I found on a website about Honduras. It takes the "bland" out of tilapia, which is nice for a change."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 1⁄2 lbs tilapia fillets
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup flour (or bread crumbs)
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
- 1⁄4 cup onion, finely chopped
directions
- In a small bowl, mix together all dry spices.
- Sprinkle seasonings evenly over both sides of tilapia fillets (this can be done hours before you are ready to cook the fillets).
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil and sauté garlic and onions until just tender.
- In a shallow bowl, whisk eggs well.
- In another shallow bowl, season the flour (or bread crumbs) to taste with salt and pepper.
- Working with only a few pieces at a time, dip seasoned fillets in flour, then in beaten eggs, then again in flour.
- Sauté the fillets in the seasoned oil for 2 minutes on each side, adding more oil if needed.
- Remove to a plate to keep warm and repeat the process until all fillets are cooked.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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Made this for my boyfriend, he is from Honduras. He did not like the flour/egg mixture on the outside, but said it was good otherwise. Then again, he does not care for breaded fish or bread in general. -
I fixed this dish last weekend for dinner. It was SO delicious!! And very easy to make. I have since printed it out for all my co-workers that love to cook. I used Italian Bread Crumbs which I assume made the filets a little crunchier than the flour would. I wouldn't change anything about this recipe. Great job Donna! Thanks for sharing. -
Excellent! I have been looking for some time for a way to make tilapia "unbland", and this is the best recipe I have come across. The whole family loves it!
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I am the mother of 6 (only 5 of whom I birthed), and the grandmother of 10. Since my children were born in ’70, ’73, ’80, ’85, and ’90, I have always had kids in different stages of life; so my life has never been boring. I homeschooled the youngest 3 for 15 years(which I really really enjoyed), but my youngest daughter is now going to the University of Hawaii. The next oldest daughter is a theater manager and English teacher in Seattle. Our 4 sons are are all merried, living in West Virginia, Nevada, and Oregan and are the parents of all our grandchildren .I did the Cub Scout leader a long time ago; then the Girl Scout leader and like that a lot better. I also love to garden and to cook. I started cooking in grade school, was fixing dinner every night as my “family chore” by the time I was in junior high, and have been enjoying it ever since. I think when you enjoy cooking, it is contagious. My married sons both share some of the cooking with their wives; my college daughter has enjoyed putting on Sunday Suppers in her dorm. Reading is also a favorite pastime, but my “reading” is done via books on tape since I am legally blind. I love Zarr because it allows me access to so many recipes, as well as the benefit of others’ experiences (thanks to modern technology and a specialty computer software program designed for the blind and visually impaired. My husband (DH is an understated term) and I are involved in our church choir together, enjoy traveling, visiting friends around the country, and taking our grandchildren and Girl Scouts camping.
