Sunday, February 24, 2008

Spiced Tilapia With Roasted Pepper-Tomatillo Sauce

This is from CL July 2007, but it isn't online.
We need to half the recipe bc neither of us like left-over fish. There was a lot of sauce. It should be cold in our opinion. Anyway, we both really liked it, so we'll have it again.

Spiced Tilapia With Roasted Pepper-Tomatillo Sauce

Ingredients For Sauce
1 large red bell pepper
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 cup finely chopped tomatillo
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 minced garlic clove
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon honey

Ingredients For Fish
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons chili powder
½ teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
4 tilapia fillets about 6 ounces each
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons canola oil
Cilantro sprigs for garnish

Directions
To prepare sauce::
Cut bell pepper in half lengthwise, removes seeds and membranes. Place pepper halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet and flatten with hand.
Broil 15 minutes or until blackened. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel skins and cut into chunks.
Heat 2 teaspoons canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add tomatillo to pan and cook 6 minutes or until tender.
Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and garlic to pan and cook 1 minute. Transfer mixture to a blender or food processor. Add bell pepper, chopped cilantro, vinegar, and honey. Remove center piece of blender lid to allow steam to escape; secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid to avoid splatters and blend until smooth. Set aside.
Wipe skillet pan with a paper towel.
To prepare fish:
Combine flour, chili powder, oregano, and cumin spice in a shallow dish; stir with a whisk. Sprinkle fish evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Dredge fillets in flour mixture.
Heat 2 teaspoons canola oil in pan over medium-high heat.
Add fish to pan, and cook 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Carefully turn fish over, and cook 4 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.
Serve fish with sauce. Garnish with cilantro sprigs.

Nutritional InformationCalories: 239Fat: 8.5gProtein: 34.3Carbohydrates: 7.4gCholesterol: 73mg.Sodium: 382mg. Fiber: 1.6gIron: 1.4mgCalcium: 27mg.
ServingsThis recipe serves 4.
Serving size 1 tilapia fillet and 1/4 cup sauce.
Time To Cook:30 minutes sauce. 20 minutes fish.

1 comment:

Elizabeth said...

Thanks for posting all of these recipes. I love looking at them. Now, I need to try some of them. I really like Cooking Light as well.