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Country Fried Tilapia

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Country Fried Tilapia

Course Main Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 Whole Tilapia cleaned and scaled
  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1 Egg lightly beaten
  • 1 cup of your favorite style bread crumbs
  • 1/2 C canola oil b>Gravy Ingredients:
  • 3/4 C Chicken Stock
  • 1/4 C Heavy Cream
  • 1 Tbsp Shallots chopped
  • Salt and Pepper

Instructions

  • Rinse the Tilapia; pat dry and season the inside and outside with salt and pepper.
  • Dust both sides with flour, dip in the beaten egg, and then roll in the bread crumbs.
  • Saute in hot oil until brown and crispy.
  • To make gravy, simmer the ingredients in a saucepan for 10 minutes.
  • Mix flour or cornstarch with a little water; add to the pan.
  • Continue to simmer until it reaches desired thickness, about 5 minutes.

Baked Whole Stuffed Tilapia

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Baked Whole Stuffed Tilapia

Course Main Dish
Servings 4 People

Ingredients

  • 2 pcs Coleson's Catch Whole Gutted and Scaled Tilapia 1 lb. each thawed
  • 1/4 c Oyster Sauce (look for Vegetarian Oyster Sauce if desired)
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper ground
  • 1 c water
  • 2 Tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 2 Onions chopped
  • 3/4 c Carrots chopped
  • 1/2 c potatoes chopped
  • 1/2 c green peas frozen
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper seeded & chopped
  • 1/3 c raisins if desired
  • 1in pc chicken boullion cube dissolved in a little warm water
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • Flour enough to coat fish, if it is to be fried
  • 2 cooking oil for frying
  • aluminum foil

Instructions

  • Prepare the Tilapia: Remove remaining gills. (The fish is already cleaned of guts and scales.)
  • Lightly pound the body with a mallet or back of a knife to loosen the flesh.
  • Press the fish down with one hand. Hold the tail with the other hand & jerk upward to break the bone.
  • Gently insert a thin spatula or dull knife in between the skin and the flesh to loosen up the flesh.
  • Remove the flesh, taking care not to puncture the skin.
  • Combine Oyster Sauce with the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Marinate the fish skin in this mixture for 30 minutes.
  • Bring the water to a boil. Add the fish meat and cook until it turns white. Drain and remove the bones.
  • Heat oil in a wok & add the onions, carrots, potatoes, green peas, bell pepper and raisins.
  • Add in the fish meat, dissolved bouillon cube, Oyster Sauce and the mixture used to marinate the fish.
  • Cook for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  • Mix in beaten egg & stuff the finished stuffing mix into the fish until it reaches the neck. 
  • To Bake:
  • Wrap the fish in aluminum foil.
  • Place on a rack set over a baking sheet and bake at 325°F for 45 minutes.
  • Serve warm with steamed or brown rice.
  • Or, to Fry:
  • Carefully, dredge both sides of the fish in flour.  Fry in hot oil until fish turns golden.
  • Drain excess oil in paper towels.
  • Serve hot with steamed white or brown rice.

Whole Tilapia Escabeche

Tilapia Fillets

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Whole Tilapia Escabeche

Course Main Dish
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 People

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg Coleson's Catch Whole Tilapia
  • Flour
  • Oil
  • 1 pc Yellow Onion
  • 1 pc Green Bell Pepper
  • 1 pc Red Bell Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Thyme
  • 2 Tbsp Vinegar
  • 1/4 c Chicken Broth
  • 1/4 c White Wine
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Rinse the fish, pat dry.
  • Score the fish on both sides with a deep "tick- tac-toe" cut.
  • Season with salt and pepper and coat with flour.
  • Saute in oil until very crispy; dry it out on purpose so that the juice you put on it soaks into the meat. Set aside.
  • Saute the onions and peppers until limp-add all other items, bring to a boil.
  • Place the fish in a baking dish and cover with the onion mixture-cover and bake until tender-15-20 minutes.

Notes

Traditionally this dish is made ahead of time and served cold or at room temp. I like it hot, warm or cold. It is a kind of casual picnic item served with a hearty bread.

Whole Curried Tilapia

Whole Tilapia small - Bagged

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Whole Curried Tilapia

Course Main Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg Coleson's Catch Whole Tilapia
  • 1/2 c Yellow Onion diced
  • Flour
  • Oil
  • 2 tsp Curry Powder
  • 1/2 c Chicken Broth
  • 1/2 c Coconut Milk
  • 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Coconut shredded

Instructions

  • Rinse the fish and pat dry. Score both sides of the fish with a deep "tic-tac-toe" cut.
  • Season with salt and pepper and coat with flour.
  • Saute in oil until crisp, remove from pan and set aside.
  • In a fresh pan, saute the onions until tender, add curry powder.
  • Saute but don't brown, add the other items and bring to a boil.
  • Add the sauteed Tilapia to the curry and simmer turning the fish now and then.
  • Adjust seasonings and thickness of sauce as desired.

Notes

Sides:
Rice, Bulgur or quinoa. Garnishes for curry are numerous-some personal favorites include chopped peanuts, chutney, shredded coconut and diced banana mixed with apricot jam. Another is a type of chili pepper to spice it up.

Boneless Butterfly Milkfish

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Boneless Butterfly Milkfish

Course Main Dish
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 People

Ingredients

  • 1 Boneless Butterfly Milkfish
  • 2 tbsp Vinegar
  • 2 Garlic cloves minced
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 3 tbsp Flour

Instructions

  • In a shallow dish, combine vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper.
  • Lay fish, skin side up in the dish.
  • Cover and let marinate overnight in the refrigerator, turning over fish at least once.
  • When ready to serve, drain the fish, pat dry and dust both sides with flour.
  • Fry in hot oil until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes each side.

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