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Blackened Tilapia with Garlic-Lime Butter
Blackened Tilapia with Garlic-Lime Butter
Ingredients:
4 tilapia fillets (about 6 oz each): 1 Tbsp blackening seasoning: 1 tsp lime zest + juice of 1 lime:
Few fish are as versatile, widely available, and affordable Store-bought blackening spice is fine, but you can save money by The zest of citrus fruits is rich with essential oils, meaning that it packs
as tilapia. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium making up your own at home. Mix equal parts salt, ground black serious flavor—even more than the juice itself. Use the smallest holes on
Seafood Watch, it's also one of the most ecologically pepper, cayenne, paprika, cumin, ground oregano, and garlic powder; a cheese grater, or better yet, a Microplane to separate the zest from
responsible fish choices you can make. it will keep for 3 months in your spice rack. the pith (the white part) of the fruit.
You'll Also Need:
2 Tbsp butter, softened at room temperature
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 Tbsp canola oil
Blackening
You can blacken fish or meat on the grill, but the best—and most traditional—way to get the full sear you want is in
a scorching-hot cast-iron skillet. Heat a thin film of oil in the skillet over the highest possible heat (and turn on the
hood or kitchen fan). When wisps of smoke begin to rise from the oil, carefully add the fish or meat. Don’t touch it
—whatever it may be—for at least 2 minutes; you want a dark crust to set in over the protein, and fiddling with the
food will prevent this from happening. Cook for 75 percent of the time on one side, then flip and finish on the other.
How to Make It:
• Combine the butter, cilantro, garlic, lime zest, and lime juice in a small mixing bowl
and stir to thoroughly blend. Set it aside.
• Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet or sauté pan over high heat. Rub the tilapia all
over with the blackening spice. When the oil in the pan begins to lightly smoke, add
the fish and cook, undisturbed, for 3 to 4 minutes on the first side, until the spice rub
becomes dark and crusty. Flip and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes, until the fillets
flake with gentle pressure from your finger.
• Transfer the fish to 4 serving plates and immediately top each with a bit of the
flavored butter. Makes 4 servings.
Perhaps the greatest part about the modern supermarket is the
ubiquity of rotisserie chicken. Juicy, healthy, and about $6 a
pop, these beautiful birds make a great dinner served
alongside roasted vegetables, but we also love to use the meat
as the base for other inventions. Tossed with a good dose of
bright, mildly spicy salsa verde, it makes the perfect filling
for tacos, burritos, and even enchiladas. Indeed, there might
not be a better use of a rotisserie chicken.
Chicken Tacos with Salsa Verde
Main
Ingredients:
4 tilapia fillets (about 6 oz each): 1 Tbsp blackening seasoning: 1 tsp lime zest + juice of 1 lime:
Few fish are as versatile, widely available, and affordable Store-bought blackening spice is fine, but you can save money by The zest of citrus fruits is rich with essential oils, meaning that it packs
as tilapia. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium making up your own at home. Mix equal parts salt, ground black serious flavor—even more than the juice itself. Use the smallest holes on
Seafood Watch, it's also one of the most ecologically pepper, cayenne, paprika, cumin, ground oregano, and garlic powder; a cheese grater, or better yet, a Microplane to separate the zest from
responsible fish choices you can make. it will keep for 3 months in your spice rack. the pith (the white part) of the fruit.
You'll Also Need:
2 Tbsp butter, softened at room temperature
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 Tbsp canola oil
Blackening
You can blacken fish or meat on the grill, but the best—and most traditional—way to get the full sear you want is in
a scorching-hot cast-iron skillet. Heat a thin film of oil in the skillet over the highest possible heat (and turn on the
hood or kitchen fan). When wisps of smoke begin to rise from the oil, carefully add the fish or meat. Don’t touch it
—whatever it may be—for at least 2 minutes; you want a dark crust to set in over the protein, and fiddling with the
food will prevent this from happening. Cook for 75 percent of the time on one side, then flip and finish on the other.
How to Make It:
• Combine the butter, cilantro, garlic, lime zest, and lime juice in a small mixing bowl
and stir to thoroughly blend. Set it aside.
• Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet or sauté pan over high heat. Rub the tilapia all
over with the blackening spice. When the oil in the pan begins to lightly smoke, add
the fish and cook, undisturbed, for 3 to 4 minutes on the first side, until the spice rub
becomes dark and crusty. Flip and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes, until the fillets
flake with gentle pressure from your finger.
• Transfer the fish to 4 serving plates and immediately top each with a bit of the
flavored butter. Makes 4 servings.
Perhaps the greatest part about the modern supermarket is the
ubiquity of rotisserie chicken. Juicy, healthy, and about $6 a
pop, these beautiful birds make a great dinner served
alongside roasted vegetables, but we also love to use the meat
as the base for other inventions. Tossed with a good dose of
bright, mildly spicy salsa verde, it makes the perfect filling
for tacos, burritos, and even enchiladas. Indeed, there might
not be a better use of a rotisserie chicken.
Chicken Tacos with Salsa Verde
Main
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