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Lemon Garlic Tilapia Fish Recipes

A Tilapia Fish Recipes on Lemon Garlic

Marinating the tilapia fish in this recipes should take exactly 5 minutes and cooking time is 5 to 10 minutes which makes this tilapia fish recipes a fairly quick cook.

INGEDIENTS:

  • 2 tilapia fillets
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Cajun spice to taste


MARINADE:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Juice of ½ a lemon
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

GARNISH:

  • chopped cilantro or parsley


DIRECTIONS:

  1. Mix the marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Dip the tilapia fish fillets, coat and allow to marinate not longer than 5 minutes.

  2. Pre-heat a nonstick fry for about 2 to 3 minutes or until its hot and add oil and swirl to cover the surface of the pan then add the fish fillets. Lower the heat to medium high and sprinkle the spice to taste and let cook for five minutes or so and turn the fish over and cook the other side until the tilapia fish meat is white in color.

  3. Garnish with cilantro or parsley and additional Cajun spice if you like it hot (or not if you just like a little kick) and serve.

  4. Add the garnish. And feel free to make a few modifications to suit your taste.