CNYEats A Taste of Utica Tilapia

Amanda writes

“I made this great fish dish.  This recipe is so easy and quick.”

On page 74 of our book

Amanda posted the following recipe for a delicate white, mild fish. If you have never enjoyed fish before, try this recipe.  You’ll discover a new, healthy protein.

Tilapia – serves 4

• 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 TBS chopped flat leaf parsley (I used 3 TBS)
• 4 Tilapia fillets (depending on the size, this may be 1 to 1 1/2 lbs) *See below for a fresh fish local source.
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges
• extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
• salt and fresh ground pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (I set the oven to 425 F).  In a shallow dish, combine the cheese with the paprika and parsley and season with salt and pepper.  Drizzle the fish with olive oil and dredge in the cheese mixture.  Place on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake until the fish is opaque in the thickest part, any where from 12 to 20 minutes depending on the size of the tilapia fillets.

*Canadian cooking method for fish:  Oven temp. 425 F, cook 10 minutes per inch of thickness, which includes any filling you might add.

Serve with lemon wedges.

*From March through December, “John’s Seafood” parks a truck in the New Hartford Shopping Center from 8:30 am to 12pm on Thursdays.

He has a wonderful assortment of fresh fish.  You will notice a tremendous difference from John’s fish to the grocery store fish.

More please!

Joanne