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.