Tilapia with Thyme, chilli and lemon butter

Talipia in Thyme, Chilli and Lemon butter

O.k. it was a lovely Sunday afternoon after coming back from a small local Jazz festival in North Finchley (London). We bought some fresh Tilapia fillets before hand and decided to make a nice Thyme, chilli and lemon butter to pan fry with them. Tilapia is a fresh water fish and in habitats shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes and very much reminded me of Sea Bass due to its firmness. It is certainly worth buying and trying this recipe, we served ours with new potatoes and stir fry peppers, onions and purple stem broccoli.

This Pan fried Tilapia serves 2

Talipia fillets

Equipment:-

• Griddle pan (alternatively frying pan)
• Small mixing dish
• Grater

Ingredients

• 2 Tilapia fillets skinned
• 100g block of butter
• 4 tsp of fresh Thyme
• Zest quarter of a lemon
• 1 tsp of chilli flakes
• Salt and pepper
• Olive oil

Method

• Add the fresh Thyme, lemon zest and chilli flakes to mixing dish

  

  Thyme, chilli and lemon butter

• Add butter to mixing dish and mash and mix very well

  

  Thyme chilli lemon butter

• Chill the butter in the fridge for a couple of hours
• Heat the pan to a medium high heat
• Rub a little oil onto the Tilapia fillets and season with salt and pepper
• Place fillets on pan and fry for no longer than 2 mins
• Turn over fillets and add the butter to pan and fry for 2 mins

  

  Chargrilled Tilapia fillets

• Add some of the stir fried peppers, onions and broccoli and new potatoes to a serving plate
• Place the fillets of Tilapia on top of the stir fried vegetables
• Drizzle the juices over fish and the potatoes and enjoy

  

  Fried brocolli peppers and onions

  

  Chargrilled Tilapia fillet thyme chilli lemon butter

  Tilapia with Thyme, chilli and lemon butter Done!!!