Pan Fried Tilapia
A very simple and delicious recipe for the best pan fried tilapia with the option to go low carb. This is a recipe that my whole family likes, an all time favorite crunchy tilapia recipe.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 186.1kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pounds tilapia fillets
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 Large garlic cloves 2-3 teaspoons minced garlic.
- 2 Tablespoons lemon or lime juice freshly squeezed
- ¾ - 1 cup all purpose flour seasoned with more salt, black pepper and a dash of cumin powder
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- In a deep bowl add garlic, oil, lemon juice , cumin and salt. Mix well.
- Add fish fillets and toss to cover with marinade.
- Cover and let it set for 30 minutes.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, fill the skillet with almost 1 inch frying oil.
- Bread the fish both sides with flour mixture and shake excess flour off.
- Fry fillets in oil 5-8 minutes per side until golden brown or to your liking. Note1
- Take them out on paper towel.
- Serve garnished with lemon wedges.
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Notes
- Note1: Here are some other ways to fry/cook the tilapia, the one stated above is our favorite though.
- 1- Dip tilapia in flour then a beaten egg then bread crumbs and fry, it is still tastes very delicious especially for little kiddos who do not like fish as this way it makes it more like breaded chicken.
- 2- You can shallow fry the fish if you do not like deep frying. Just heat 2 Tablespoons of oil in a skillet and fry fish for 3-4 minutes each side on medium-low. Watch out as fish can burn easily.
- 3- Skip the breeding altogether and brush each side with olive oil then broil for 15 minutes turning once in between.
- 4- Low carb recipe: Dip tilapia in a beaten egg then coat with almond flour generously. Heat two tablespoons of butter and fry on medium on both sides.
- You can use garlic powder although fresh garlic gives more flavor.
- Some people use onion powder as well.
- This recipe works great with any flaky white fish.
- Serve with: rice, lemon wedges, tartar sauce or hot sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 186.1kcal | Protein: 24.1g | Fat: 6.7g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 412.8mg | Potassium: 17.4mg | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Iron: 1.4mg