Tilapia in Cilantro Sauce

Name: Tilapia in Cilantro Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 5 tilapia fillets; 1/2 teaspoon canola oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup cilantro

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Prep 15 min
Total 25 min
Ingredients 6
Servings 5

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During Lent season, fish dishes play a big role. A delicious way to prepare fish is with this tilapia in cilantro sauce recipe. It’s super easy, fast to prepare and it will sure surprise everyone. A big plus of preparing this dish is that it doesn’t require many ingredients and so it’s a great economical option. Serve it with white rice or potatoes to make the most of the rich sauce.

by Cristina Duffy

Updated May 22, 2016

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Ingredients

5 tilapia fillets
1/2 teaspoon canola oil
1 garlic clove, minced
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup cilantro

Directions

1

Cut tilapia fillets into large cubes. Season with salt and pepper.
2

Heat a frying pan on medium heat, add oil and garlic.
3

Add cubes of tilapia, in batched, to frying pan and brown for 3 to 5 minutes.
4

Set aside.
5

In a blender, blend heavy cream and cilantro.
6

Pour cilantro sauce into the same frying pan where you browned the tilapia and heat for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
7

Serve tilapia and add sauce on top.

Expert Tips

tip 1
You can use cod instead of tilapia, but cook it less time because it is more delicate.

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More About This Recipe

During Lent season, fish dishes play a big role. A delicious way to prepare fish is with this tilapia in cilantro sauce recipe. It’s super easy, fast to prepare and it will sure surprise everyone. A big plus of preparing this dish is that it doesn’t require many ingredients and so it’s a great economical option. Serve it with white rice or potatoes to make the most of the rich sauce.