Pan-seared Tilapia Or Bass With Chile Lime Butter
From lunasea 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Yes, I do love the lime-butter combo in dishes! This is fresh and tasty - with a bit of heat. The tilipia is moist, flaky and tender. Good served on a bed of fresh greens... arugula, spinach, or your fave. This is from the July 2003 Gourmet Magazine. Read more Enjoy. See less
Ingredients
- For chile lime butter: shopping list
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened shopping list
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot shopping list
- 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lime zest shopping list
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice shopping list
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh Thai or serrano chile (preferably red), including seeds shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
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- For fish: shopping list
- 6 (5- to 6-oz) pieces skinless tilapia fillet or farm-raised striped bass fillets with skin shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil shopping list
How to make it
- Make chile lime butter:
- Stir together butter, shallot, zest, lime juice, chile, and salt in a bowl.
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- Prepare fish:
- If using striped bass, score skin in 3 or 4 places with a thin sharp knife to prevent fish from curling (do not cut through flesh). Pat fish dry and sprinkle with salt. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until just smoking, then sauté 3 pieces of fish, turning over once with a spatula, until golden and just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes, and transfer to a plate. Sauté remaining fish in remaining tablespoon oil in same manner.
- Serve each piece of fish with a dollop of chile lime butter.
- **NOTE : Chile lime butter can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before using.
- Enjoy.
The Rating
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Ohhhhh, Ohhhhhhhh, mouth orgasm here... this is great, double high five and a huge hug....dave
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I'll be making this tomorrow.
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