How do you cook Tilapia?

momtoRaegan041008 · February 2010

The only fish I've ever cooked is Perch and we usually bread it and deep-fry. How do you know the fish is done? We are trying to broaden our horizons and start eating more fish.

Any recipes would be greatly appreciated.

BrideInSunnyFL · February 2010

We bake ours in the oven at 350 for about 40 mins. I season with lemon/pepper, lemon juice and about a tablespoon of butter.

Lucky_Dragonfly · February 2010

I would bake it or broil it.I donlt have any recipes but I woudl treat it like any other white fish.

violetvirgo · February 2010

one of my fav recipes from the food network:

Ingredients

2 pounds asparagus, tough ends trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1 pound tilapia, Pacific sole or other firm white fish fillets
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Put asparagus in a steamer basket, place in the pan, cover and steam until tender-crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a large plate, spreading out to cool.

Combine chili powder, garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt on a plate. Dredge fillets in the spice mixture to coat. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fish and cook until just opaque in the center, gently turning halfway, 5 to 7 minutes total. Divide among 4 plates. Immediately add lemon juice, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and asparagus to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until the asparagus is coated and heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve the asparagus with the fish.

CelticWife · February 2010

https://whatscookingamerica.net/Information/MeatTemperatureChart.htm

This is a chart that tells you cooking temps and appearance for meat and fish. If you buy a meat thermometer (about $5-50, depending on how nice and where you buy it), just stick it in the center of your protein and you will know exactly how done it is. For example, if you want a steak medium rare it will be between 130 and 135 degrees F. Fish should be cooked to 140.

ETA: It doesn't matter how you cook it, the internal temp should be the same.

You can pan fry it in butter, cook in the oven, etc. Just don't overcook it; once it hits 150 it is way overdone.

Jessibell · February 2010

BrideInSunnyFL:
We bake ours in the oven at 350 for about 40 mins. I season with lemon/pepper, lemon juice and about a tablespoon of butter.

Surprise

Really? It shouldn't need more than 15 minutes, 20 max!

ToledoDeux · February 2010

My H makes tilapia similar to this. Yummy!

https://www.recipezaar.com/Asian-Tilapia-in-Foil-183526

CelticWife · February 2010

BrideInSunnyFL:
We bake ours in the oven at 350 for about 40 mins. I season with lemon/pepper, lemon juice and about a tablespoon of butter.

That seems like a long time... Is your oven calibrated right? (Is the internal temp the temp the controls say it should be?)

BrideInSunnyFL · February 2010

Jessibell:

BrideInSunnyFL:
We bake ours in the oven at 350 for about 40 mins. I season with lemon/pepper, lemon juice and about a tablespoon of butter.

Really? It shouldn't need more than 15 minutes, 20 max!

We've always cooked it that long and it's never dry or over cooked.