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Just a note about the food pictures on here. Our camera is on the fritz, so pictures for the dishes I'm preparing will be few and far between for a little while. Sorry!
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I love tilapia. I’m a fish fan in general, but this particular creature has special memories for me. The first time I had it, I was attending a heritage strategy conference in Saint Peter’s, Nova Scotia. We were staying at the Bras d’Or Lakes Inn and were snowed in, but they had opened the restaurant for the attendees, so I wasn’t too bothered. While I was sitting there munching on tilapia with a delicious Cajun seasoning, I could see the other guests, the ones not attending the conference, braving the elements to get pizza and such. I think it made the fish taste better, haha.
I haven’t been eating much fish lately, since I find it hard to get decent product in Ontario. There is, however, a nice little fish market (and Korean restaurant) at the Covent Garden Market. I picked up some fresh tilapia and whipped up something tasty.
Ingredients
4 tilapia fillets (about 6 ounces each)
4 tbsp room temperature butter
1 small lemon
1 tbsp cilantro (fresh is always preferable)
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped green onions
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Zest lemon and squeeze yourself out one tablespoon of juice.
2. Combine the butter, lemon juice and zest, salt, pepper, cilantro, and green onions.
3. Spread a little olive oil or butter on a baking dish to prevent the fish from sticking, then lay it out, folding in any skinny end bits to prevent overcooking.
4. Bake the fish for about 15 minutes, or until it flakes with a fork.
It goes very well with asparagus. You can also have a bit of rice with it, or whatever side you like, really.
