Sauteed Tilapia

The sauce is a simple one. It’s a traditional caper sauce made with a wine, broth and lemon reduction finished with butter which thickens the sauce up a bit and gives it a sweeter creamier flavor.

Sautéed Tilapia

INGREDIENTS

Serves 4 people.

• 1 cup of flour for dredging

• 1 tsp of salt

• 1 tsp of fresh ground black pepper

• 1 pound of tilapia fillets

• 2 Tbls of olive oil

• 1 bunch of long green onion, chopped

• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.

• 1 Tbls of capers

• 3/4 cup of white wine

• 1/2 cup chicken broth

• Juice of 1 lemon

• 2 Tbls of butter

PREPARATION

1. Place the flour in a shallow bowl and season with salt and pepper..

2. Dredge the tilapia filets in the flour.

3. In a large pan, sauté the tilapia fillets in the olive oil until browned on both sides about 3 minutes on each side.

4. Remove fish from the pan and set aside on a warm platter.

5. Add a little more oil to the pan and sauté the onions and garlic until tender.

6. Add the capers, wine, broth and lemon juice to the pan.

7. Bring to a boil and reduce to around half.

8. Turn off the heat and finish the sauce by stirring in the butter.

9. Plate the tilapia and spoon over the sauce.