Tilapia With Lime Butter

7 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tilapia fillet
  • 6 tablespoons butter, room temp
  • 1 shallot, minced fine
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 12 teaspoon lime zest or 5 drops lime oil
  • 1 dash red pepper flakes
  • salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat a little oil in a fry pan.
  2. 2
    Mix butter w/ shallot, red pepper, lime peel or oil, then mix in juice.
  3. 3
    When it's mixed, add salt to taste.
  4. 4
    When oil is hot, add your tilapia.
  5. 5
    I put the side w/ dark stripe up--that makes the top the pretty white side (which is face down).
  6. 6
    Sometimes I add a tsp or 2 of the lime butter while tilapia is cooking.
  7. 7
    Probably only need about 5 minutes each side.
  8. 8
    When you flip the tilapia to put the dark side down, spoon a tsp or so of the butter on the fish.
  9. 9
    Then when you take it off the stove to serve, put a dab on top.
  10. 10
    Sometimes I use orange peel to add a different color.

Products Matching These Ingredients

More Recipes to Try