Pan-Seared Talapia with Clarified-Butter Lemon Sauce is a good beginner’s recipe for fish. Most of us know fish is good for us because it is full of heart healthy Omega 3s. And, because it is so good for us we know we should eat more of it. Let’s face it, many of us are intimidated to cook fish because it can be hit and miss at first. If overcooked or under-seasoned, fish is dry and bland. Truth be told, I used to order fish at restaurants more than I cooked it at home. Over the years that has changed. Even my husband liked this dinner which is a really big deal when it comes to fish.
Pan-Seared Talapia with Clarified-Butter Lemon Sauce
3 talapia fillets, thawed
1 tablespoon of olive oil
3 tablespoons of ghee (clarified butter)
1 cup of chicken stock (I try to use homemade)
1 small lemon, juiced
1 1/2 teaspoon of fresh parsley or 1/2 teaspoon dried
1/2 teaspoon salt
pinch of white pepper
cracked pepper to taste
1) Melt ghee in a sauce pan over medium heat. Continue to gently heat for 3 more minutes until the color turns golden.
2) Remove from heat and carefully (there will be spatter) add the chicken broth, lemon juice, dried parsley, salt and pepper. If you have fresh parsley add it just before pouring the sauce over the fish.
3) Reduce the sauce over medium heat. Let simmer over medium heat until only 1/3 cup (eyeball it) remains.
4) Rinse and pat dry talapia fillets. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Sear fish fillets 3 to 4 minutes each side.
5) Pour sauce over fish and serve.
Pan-Seared Talapia with Clarified-Butter Lemon Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 talapia fillets, thawed
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 3 tablespoons of ghee (clarified butter)
- 1 cup of chicken stock (I try to use homemade)
- 1 small lemon, juiced
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of fresh parsley or 1/2 teaspoon dried
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- pinch of white pepper
- cracked pepper to taste
Directions
- Step 1 1) Melt ghee in a sauce pan over medium heat. Continue to gently heat for 3 more minutes until the color turns golden.
- Step 2 2) Remove from heat and carefully (there will be spatter) add the chicken broth, lemon juice, dried parsley, salt and pepper. If you have fresh parsley add it just before pouring the sauce over the fish.
- Step 3 3) Reduce the sauce over medium heat. Let simmer for about 15 minutes over medium heat until only 1/3 cup (eyeball it) remains.
- Step 4 4) Rinse and pat dry talapia fillets. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Sear fish fillets 3 to 4 minutes each side.
- Step 5 5) Pour sauce over fish and serve.
Hey Foodie Friend! Now *that* sounds good. I am constantly wondering what to do with those frozen tilapia fillets that seem to be the only kind of seafood I can afford out here in the great midwest 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration! And of course, thanks for commenting on my blog 🙂 Always fun to hear from you.
Love seafood, but it took me a few years before I felt fully comfortable cooking it at home as well. Now…if I would just start incorporating even more of it into our diets!