Posted by Alessandra on Wednesday Apr 13, 2011
Filed under :Fish

6-8 tilapia fillets
4 T butter
5 T lemon juice (separate)
salt and pepper
1 c mayo
1/2 c Parmesan
Rinse and dry tilapia fillets. Salt and pepper both sides. In a casserole dish. Add half of the butter. Then layer it with the fish. Top each fish with rest of the butter and 2 T lemon juice.
Bake it at 350 for about 10 minutes. Turn fillets and bake for another 10 minutes.
Mix the mayo, 3 T lemon juice and Parmesan together. Top each fillet with this mixture. Broil until top is golden brown.
Posted by Alessandra on Wednesday Feb 16, 2011
Filed under :Fish
I wanted to eat some good beer battered shrimp. However, as many of you know I don’t drink alcoholic beverages. So, I had no beer at home to make the batter. I did however have some club soda (which helped me a lot with pregnancy nausea by the way, but that is a topic for another day). I used club soda instead and it turned out delicious! Here it is:

12 medium – large size shrimp (uncooked)
salt and pepper
For the batter
1 yolk
1/4 c club soda
1/4 c flour
1/4 t salt
1/4 t baking powder
Dash cayenne pepper
Dry shrimp using a paper towel. Salt and pepper both sides. Dip each shrimp on the soda batter.

Fry them in a frying pan with at least 1-2 inches of oil. It will take about 2 minutes each side on medium heat.
Posted by Alessandra on Monday Oct 4, 2010
Filed under :Brazilian Recipes, Fish

1 lb red snapper
Marinade:
1/ 4 cup lime juice
1 t salt
1 t pepper
1 T chopped cilantro
Marinade the fish for about 1 hour

In a Sauce pan, sauté:
½ onion diced
3 garlic minced
1 T olive oil and ½ T oleo de dende
When onions are translucent add 1 can diced tomatoes
½ t cayenne pepper
Add in the marinated fish
Cover in medium low and cook for about 20 minutes

Add 2/3 c coconut milk
Cook for about 10-15 minutes

Serve with rice
Posted by Alessandra on Thursday Apr 22, 2010
Filed under :Brazilian Recipes, Fish

4 cloves of Garlic (sliced very thin)
1/2 Onion (diced)
1 T Olive Oil
1 T Sun Dried Tomato paste
4 Fillets of Cod
Salt and Pepper
1/4 cup Chardonnay (you can substitute chicken broth)
1 T Lemon Juice
1 (14.5 oz) can of diced Tomatoes
Basil (fresh or dried)
In a sauce pan, sautee onions and garlic in olive oil. Add sun dried tomato paste.

Add wine and lemon juice to onions. Salt and Pepper both sides of cod fillets. Lay fish on top of sautéed onions. Cook fish about 5 minutes in one side.

Turn fish and add diced tomatoes. Cover and let it cook for another 5-8 minutes or until fish it flaky.
Sprinkle with fresh Basil. I like to serve this with Rice, or Quinoa. The sauce is very good, but not very thick. So you want something that will catch the sauce. (like rice, quinoa or bread). You can always take fish out of pan and thicken the sauce with 1 T of cornstarch dissolved in about 2 T water.

Posted by Alessandra on Thursday Mar 18, 2010
Filed under :Brazilian Recipes, Fish

Ingredients:
One nice piece Salmon (cut into slices of 3-4 fingers big)
1/4 cup Butter
Salt and Pepper
1 T Olive Oil
2 cloves of Garlic
2 lime (juice)
2-3 T Capers
Use 1 T of butter and melt it in a frying pan. Add the fish and cook on both sides until it gets a nice color. Make sure to salt and pepper both sides of the fish. Set it aside.
In the same pan, add olive oil and smashed garlic. Cook for about 1 minute. Add the rest of the butter let it melt and come together. Add lime juice and then capers. You might not need to add salt, since capers are a little salty. Just make sure to try the sauce for seasonings.
Pour sauce on top of fish and serve!