Tilapia: easy to buy, easy to cook.
Everybody’s talking tilapia! And cooking it up in ways that’ll send your family back for seconds.
My Muffin Thursdays posted a mouth watering recipe for Blackened Tilapia Sandwiches.
What I loved about this idea was that you get loads of flavor without adding much additional fat or calories since the flavor comes from herbs and spices. This spice combination has a cajun feel that goes great in sandwiches. If you want an even lower-calorie option, you could certainly serve the tilapia plain with a salad, rice pilaf, or fresh fruits and veggies.
Hank Shaw’s case against tilapia is my case for it. Remember, kids like boring food!
You can sub in tilapia for any recipe you find on this site for a white fish, such as striped bass, Pacific rock cod, real cod, haddock, walleye, croakers, black seabass, etc, etc. Cheap to raise (and tilapia is entirely farm-raised in North America), tilapia’s chief qualities are it’s neutral (I say boring) flavor and its cost: Tilapia is typically the cheapest thing in the counter.
Grow.Cook.Eat. has a cool recipe that is delicious, sustainable, and economical! Check out Chile and Cilantro Stuffed Tilapia.
I’ve noticed lately that I’ve been eating less fish. Not because I don’t love it… but because it’s generally so expensive. ($18 per pound for Tuna?? Are you kidding me ??) And in these tough times, I’m watching every penny. Tilipia costs less than $10/pound for boneless fillets, and a 4 oz. portion is surprisingly generous.
STJoeNews.net ran a story about tilapia’s growing popularity.
“More than 10 years ago I said tilapia would become very popular because it fits into what we like — firm, white and relatively easy to handle,” says Corky Clark, professor of culinary arts at The Culinary Institute of America, who has taught seafood identification for more than 20 years.
Schweet Schtuff gave us Brown Butter Sauteed Tilapia with Roasted Almonds. Yum!
Seafood is one of the favorite dish in our household. So when I got some nice Tilapia fillets at Costco, I thought of whipping up a new dish. Usually it’s Pizza Friday, but I decided to do a Seafood Friday instead.
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