Monday, April 6, 2009

tilapia with brown butter sauce & smashed dill potatoes

Flaky tilapia with a drizzle of tangy, brown butter caper sauce.

Tilapia with Brown Butter Caper Sauce
4 Tilapia Fillets
1/4 cup Flour
1/2 stick Butter, softened
4 tbsp. Olive Oil
1 1/2 tbsp. Capers, drained
1 Lemon, juiced
1 Lemon, sliced for garnish
Salt and Pepper to taste

Season fish generously with salt and pepper. In a shallow dish, lightly coat both sides of fish with flour. Shake off excess.
Place 1 tbsp. butter and 2 tbsp. olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Allow butter and oil to get hot, about 2-3 minutes. In 2 batches, cook 2 of fillets for 3 minutes per side, or until golden-brown. Set aside on a plate and cover with foil. To the hot pan, add 1 tbsp. butter and 2 tbsp olive oil. Cook the remaining fillets and set aside.
Immediately remove pan from heat. Add 2 tbsp. butter to the pan, the juice of one lemon, and capers. Pour sauce over fish and garnish with lemon slices.

Dill Smashed Potatoes
Using help from the store, turn simple potatoes into a gourmet side.

2 bags of Potato Microwave Steamers
2 tbsp. Butter
1 tbsp. Dill, dried
Salt and Pepper to taste
Sour Cream

Follow cooking instructions on bag of potatoes. In a medium, heat-safe dish, remove the potatoes from their bags (be careful, as they are hot!). Using a large spoon, smash the potatoes just until they burst. Season with freshly cracked pepper and salt. Toss with butter and dill. Serve with a cool dollop of sour cream.

9 comments:

The Blonde Duck said...

This looks fabulous! I've been wanting to make more fish, but I had no idea how to cook tilapia without it being bland. Thanks for posting this!

Tammy said...

Hi from the SITStahood. Looks really yummy. I'm going to have to try it Friday.

jennifer said...

oooh! i'm doing this!

Anonymous said...

Brittney girl.. i am so hungry right now.. holy gravy train!

Unknown said...

Just stopping by from the Sitsahood. I just hit rollcall and I always visit the person who hit right in front of me and guess what today you are that lucky person. By the way, I love your site here, and the food looks YUMMY!!

Sugar Boogers & Tantrums said...

The tilapia sounds awesome. I love capers and tilapia!! thanks for stopping by my blog!

Hccm said...

Who doesn't love Tilapia? Wonderful meal:)

Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha

kel said...

Visiting from SITS..that looks nummy!

Rhonda said...

Oh, wow. I wasn't hungry BEFORE I got to your blog, but I certainly am now!