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Parmesan Tilapia

Alessandra — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:14:54 +0000

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.

Soda Batter Fried Shrimp

Alessandra — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:08:15 +0000

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.

Moqueca (Fish stew)

Alessandra — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:49:08 +0000

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

Pan Simmered Cod with Tomatoes

Alessandra — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:15:16 +0000

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.

Salmon with Capers

Alessandra — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:53:22 +0000

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!