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Pan-seared Tilapia Or Bass With Chile Lime Butter Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lunasea / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago 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. Enjoy.... More Prep:10m Cook:15m Servings:6	Lunasea
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Ingredients

For chile lime butter:

1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened

1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot

1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lime zest

2 teaspoons fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon minced fresh Thai or serrano chile (preferably red), including seeds

1/2 teaspoon salt

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For fish:

6 (5- to 6-oz) pieces skinless tilapia fillet or farm-raised striped bass fillets with skin

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions

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.

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