Baked Lemon & Garlic Tilapia
Baked Lemon & Garlic Tilapia
Excellent tasting fish, can use any white fish you like, such as Pangasius, Barramundi, or even Tub Tim.
Ingredients
- 3-6 tilapia fillets, or any white fish fillets
- 6-8 cloves garlic, smashed and diced large
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or lime juice
- 3 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- I bought a fresh Tilapia (live) from a vendor that came by the house. I filleted it (which is NOT the preferred way by the family) and got two nice thick fillets, removing the pin bones, I cut them out in a strip, resulting in 4 pieces. The head and back bone went to the brother in law and he made soup with that, so everything was used.
- Preheat your oven to 200° C (400° F). Get out a baking dish, size will depend on how many fillets you are using. I used an 8x8 Pyrex dish for 2 fillets which was perfect.
- Melt the butter in a small sauce pan. Pour half the butter into your baking dish along with 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice, mix and spread out.
- To the sauce pan, add the garlic and saute on low heat for about 1 minute. Add 3 tablespoons of the lemon juice, remove from heat and stir together.
- Place the fish in the baking dish, and season with oregano, salt, and pepper. Pour the lemon butter mixture on the fish and top with fresh parsley.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, fish should just be starting to brown and should flake easily with a fork. Transfer to a plate, spoon some of the liquid over the fish, serve and enjoy.
Notes
Tilapia is low cost, if getting the fish from a open market, the seller will fillet for you for free most times. Tilapia can also be caught on rod and reel in many ponds, making the meal essentially free.
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
I made this on 13 Dec 2018, excellent tasting fish. Highly recommended.