PING: Jill re: tilapia

Jude said:

Jill, you're the tilapia queen around here.

How many crowns can a woman wear at once? <G>

How do you like to cook it

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- broiled, grilled, pan-fried?

I usually lightly coat it with Zatarain's fish fry coating and pan-fry it in
a little canola oil. If it's warm outside I'll do it on the grill (using
those grill foil sheets) simply brushed with a little butter or olive oil
and simply seasoned with salt & pepper.

Would it work on the foreman or is it

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too thin? It's a filet, but definitely they look like thick fillets,
each about 6 ounces in weight.

I don't own a Foreman grill so I've never tried this method. The fillets I
get are usually pretty thin. If yours are 1/2" thick the Foreman might
work. Keep in mind the fillets are pretty delicate.

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I bought some for dinner tomorrow, to be served with my new favorite
fish sauce: combine 8 oz sour cream, 2 oz fresh dill, 4 oz fresh
arugula, 2 minced shallots, 3 T dijon mustard, and 1 T lemon juice
with stick belnder and serve with fish fillets(amounts are
approximate; OK, they're guesses. I just dump it in and taste
periodically.) I want a really simple cooking prep but one that won't
dry it out. Figured you were the one to ask.

Sounds like a really good sauce! I haven't tried this sort of thing but
don't see why it wouldn't be nice with tilapia. It's a very mild fish.

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I'm going to make wild rice alongside it, and serve it with an
asian-style green salad with scallions, snow peas, mandarin oranges,
cashews, and sesame-ginger dressing.

It was really fun being at the grocery store today and shopping for
regular non-holiady food. I'm enjoying this simple stuff!

Yeah, the holiday stuff gets to be a bit much in a short time 🙂 Enjoy your
meal! Please report back.

Jill

Jill replied to Jude about tilapia:

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Quoted message said:

How do you like to cook it
- broiled, grilled, pan-fried?

I usually lightly coat it with Zatarain's fish fry coating and pan-fry it
in a little canola oil. If it's warm outside I'll do it on the grill
(using those grill foil sheets) simply brushed with a little butter or
olive oil and simply seasoned with salt & pepper.

This coming Sunday, the secret ingredient in "Iron Chef America" is tilapia.
I'm looking forward to seeing what the chefs come up with. I just hope that
the ice cream machine doesn't come into play.

Bob

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This coming Sunday, the secret ingredient in "Iron Chef America" is
tilapia.
I'm looking forward to seeing what the chefs come up with. I just hope
that the ice cream machine doesn't come into play.

Bob

I guess you must've seen the episode with the turkey ice cream -- tee hee.
Dee Dee

Dee said:

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This coming Sunday, the secret ingredient in "Iron Chef America" is
tilapia. I'm looking forward to seeing what the chefs come up with. I
just hope that the ice cream machine doesn't come into play.

Bob

I guess you must've seen the episode with the turkey ice cream -- tee hee.

I remember the turkey episode, and I remember the ice cream machine coming
on, but I don't remember actually seeing someone making turkey ice cream.
Maybe I blanked it out, or assumed they were making an icy cranberry relish
or something like that. What I *do* remember all-too-vividly is the episode
in the original "Iron Chef" series where Hiroyuki Sakai made trout ice
cream. The judges didn't care for it at all.

Bob

jmcquown said:

Sounds like a really good sauce! I haven't tried this sort of thing but
don't see why it wouldn't be nice with tilapia. It's a very mild fish.

Are we talking grey tilapia or red?

I don't like the grey - far too many needle-sharp bones. But red tilapia is
one of my favourite fish.

--
Sue in Portsmouth,
"Old" Hampshire,
"Old" England, UK

EastneyEnder said:

jmcquown said:

Sounds like a really good sauce! I haven't tried this sort of thing
but don't see why it wouldn't be nice with tilapia. It's a very
mild fish.

Are we talking grey tilapia or red?

I don't like the grey - far too many needle-sharp bones. But red
tilapia is one of my favourite fish.

The packages I buy just say "tilapia". Fillets don't have bones, at any
rate 🙂

Jill