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Spicy Baked Tilapia

Spicy Baked Tilapia [#Recipe]

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Spicy Baked Tilapia

Spicy Baked Tilapia

It’s Friday again… a Friday in Lent. I want to share a new Lenten recipe with you, a recipe that makes me think back to my visit to the Sea of Galilee last year: Spicy Baked Tilapia.

Tilapia is called St. Peter’s Fish because it hails from the Sea of Galilee. When the gospels tell of Peter and Andrew, James and John fishing, tilapia was typically the fish they caught. When, after the Resurrection, the Gospel of John records Jesus cooking fish for breakfast for the apostles on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, it was the savory aroma of tilapia cooking that rose from the flames.

Today I want to share with you here my recipe for Spicy Baked Tilapia (the same recipe that you can find in my book Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine).

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Spicy Baked Tilapia Recipe

As noted earlier, Tilapia are the fish Peter and Andrew, and James and John used to catch on the Sea of Galilee. It’s the same fish Jesus cooked on the beach over a charcoal fire after his resurrection. They are still harvested from the Sea of Galilee today.

Thanks to the method of fish farming, Tilapia are also plentiful in the United States. The ones I’ve seen at home appear to be smaller than the ones in the Holy Land, but they are an excellent fish to cook. Tilapia is a firm white fish, and it can hold its own in recipes that would make other fish crumble to pieces. Whenever I make Fish Tacos, I use Tilapia. I can pan-fry it or broil it and it will retain its shape. It will stay together, even when wrapped in a corn or flour tortilla and topped with salsa and pickled cabbage. Yum!

This recipe—Spicy Baked Tilapia Fillets—is quick and easy to make. If you aren’t a fan of spicy foods, you could just omit the cayenne. Dredging and battering the fillets before baking them will yield a slightly crunchy crust on the outside, while inside the fish becomes tender and flaky. I enjoy a squeeze of lemon on most fried or baked fish, but that is optional. I also find this fish enhanced by a drizzle of Tahini Cream Sauce.

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Spicy Baked Tilapia [#Recipe]
Author: Jeff Young
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Recipe type: Main,Seafood,Lent
Ingredients
  • 4 tilapia fillets
  • 2 cups Panko bread crumbs
  • 4 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 egg
  • Olive oil or butter
  • Lemon wedges, as garnish
  • Creamy Tahini Sauce, as garnish
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Coat baking pan with olive oil or butter.
  3. In a mixing bowl, combine the Panko bread crumbs, salt, cayenne, and Parmesan cheese and mix together well.
  4. In a shallow bowl whisk together the egg and milk.
  5. Dredge each fillet—one at a time—in the egg and milk mixture, then transfer to a clean work surface like a large plate, and coat both sides with the bread crumbs mixture. Place in the baking pan. Repeat this process for each fillet.
  6. Place the baking pan in the oven and bake until the fish flakes easily with the fork, about 14 to 15 minutes.
  7. Serve on plates with fresh lemon wedges. You can also drizzle Creamy Tahini Sauce over the fillets.
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About Jeff Young

Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold.

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Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold. Read More…

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