Monday, February 28, 2011

Tilapia - the American way

It's okay to pamper yourself once in a while with foods that crash all calorie count. Especially when its done with fish, there's nothing called as diet guilt.

Oven temperature - 400 degrees F
Preparation time - 15 mins
Cooking time - 20 mins

Ingredients:

4 oz lean white fish fillets ( I prefer tilapia)
Paprika (per taste)
Cooking spray
2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp finely chopped rosemary
1 medium lemon
Salt (per taste)
Pepper (1-2 tsp)
2 tbsp finely chopped parsley.
1/4 cup butter ( I use a bit lesser)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with foil and lightly coat it with some cooking spray.

Arrange fish in a single layer and lightly sprinkle paprika, salt and pepper. Lightly coat fish with some cooking spray and bake uncovered for 12-15 mins.

In the meantime in a small bowl, combine butter, thyme, rosemary, 1/4 tsp salt. grate 1/2 tsp of lemon rind and add to the butter mixture. Cut the lemon in 4 wedges and serve squeezing lemon juice over each fillet. Sprinkle evenly with the parsley and spoon equal amounts of the butter mixture on top of hot fillets.

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