Tilapia recipes for children. How to cook tilapia fillet

Tilapia meat is popular due to its low fat content, large amounts of easily digestible protein and the absence of bones. It also has a delicate and juicy taste. In stores, fillets of this fish are most often sold, which greatly simplifies the cooking process.

How to cook tilapia

Quick fried tilapia

Ingredients: - 4 pcs. tilapia fillet; - vegetable oil; - 4 tbsp. spoons of flour; - a head of onion; - salt and black pepper to taste.

Thaw the tilapia at room temperature, wash under running water and dry on a napkin. Then rub with salt and a little ground black pepper. Leave for 15 minutes. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Dredge tilapia fillets in flour and place in a frying pan. Fry for 2 minutes on each side over high heat. The crust of the fish should become golden brown. Then reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and simmer the fillet for another 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer the finished tilapia to a plate. In the same oil, fry the onions, cut into half rings, until golden brown. Place it on the fish and serve the dish.

To defrost the fish faster, you can put it in cold water, after wrapping it in a bag

Tender tilapia in its own juice

Ingredients: - 4 pcs. tilapia fillet; - ½ lemon; - salt and black pepper to taste; - 8 thin green onions.

Prepare the tilapia as described above. Salt and pepper to taste. Place each piece in foil, place a thin slice of lemon on top and sprinkle with lemon juice. Wrap the foil carefully so that there are no gaps. Place in an oven preheated to 200°C and bake for 20 minutes. Place the finished fish on plates, garnish with green onions and serve with tender puree.

This dish is an ideal lunch or dinner option for those on a diet.

Steamed tilapia with herbs

Ingredients: - 4 pcs. tilapia fillet; - 2 teaspoons of ground nutmeg; - lemon; - 2 sprigs of rosemary; - a sprig of basil; - salt and black pepper to taste; - boiled water – 500 ml.

Wash the fish fillet and dry it with a paper napkin. Cut in half and salt to taste. Then roll in a mixture of spices and herbs. Pour water into the steamer and wait until it boils. Drop the fish in there. Place lemon slices on the tilapia. Cook for 10 minutes over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer the fish for another 5 minutes. Place on a platter and serve. Boiled rice, potatoes, asparagus or tender puree are suitable as a side dish.

Tilapia fish is a resident of fresh water bodies. It is found all over the world - from Asia to America. It is a predator, eats almost everything, and grows quickly. Its second name is “river chicken”. It's easy to see why.

Tilapia fish contains many useful vitamins and minerals. The amino acid lysine, which is abundant in this fish, is considered especially valuable. Lysine is indispensable in the formation of cells and muscles of the human body.

It is an inexpensive commercial fish, which is why housewives love it.

How to cook tilapia fish

The tilapia fish recipes from the article will help you prepare delicious and unusual dishes. “River chicken” has gained widespread recognition due to its excellent, refined taste. It has soft, pleasant meat, which contains almost no fat, a lot of protein, and lacks the pronounced muddy smell inherent in freshwater fish. Chefs and housewives appreciate it for the absence of small, unsafe seeds. Tilapia is a low-calorie fish, so even those who are afraid of gaining extra pounds can safely include it in their diet.

You can prepare tilapia fish in different ways: boil, steam, in the oven, cook soup, make fish cutlets. Using the following recipes, you will discover new tastes of this fish.

Before the fish reaches your table, choose your tilapia wisely.

Important. When purchasing, pay attention to the country that produces the product. Do not buy tilapia imported from Vietnam. There it is grown in unclean water, which may contain harmful substances. Today in Russia there are many fish factories where this fish is bred in decent conditions.

Tilapia with fennel and herbs

Recipe for steaming fish.

Ingredients:

• 2 pcs. tilapia fillet;
• fennel – 100 grams;
• juice of 1 squeezed lemon;
• 100 grams of carrots;
• thyme – 5 sprigs;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• crushed pepper - a quarter teaspoon;
• Cherry tomatoes – 50 grams.

Preparation.

1. Cut the vegetables into large pieces and mix with the tilapia fillets.
2. Marinate for 90 – 120 minutes.
3. Cook in a steamer for 15 minutes.

Fish prepared according to this recipe is tender, with an exquisite spicy taste. Bon appetit.

Tilapia baked in the oven

Fast, simple and tasty.

Ingredients:

• 5 fillets;
• 150 grams of cheese.

For the marinade:

• to taste – fish seasonings;
• cold water – 1/3 cup;
• 2.5–3 tbsp. spoons of soy sauce;
• mayonnaise sauce -3–4 tbsp. spoons;
• olive or sunflower oil – 1/3 cup;
• 2–3 tbsp. spoons of cold water.

For frying:

• 2–3 small carrots;
• 2 pcs. onions

Let's start cooking.

1. Marinate the fillet and leave for 35–40 minutes.
2. Finely chop the onion and grate the carrots on a medium grater. Fry lightly, no more than 4 minutes.
3. Place greased foil on a baking sheet. Place the fillet, sprinkle with roast and grated cheese shavings on top. Fold the foil like an envelope. Bake in the oven for half an hour. Baking temperature 180–190 degrees.

The dish is ready. Delicious. Be sure to try it. You'll like it. Garnish with lemon slices, parsley and dill sprigs. Invite to the table, treat your loved ones and guests. This dish will take its rightful place on the holiday table among other appetizers and salads.

Tilapia in batter

It doesn't take much effort or time to prepare.

This recipe makes the fish tender and soft. It is served hot and cold. And the cold tastes no worse.

Ingredients:

• 5 pieces tilapia fillets;
• juice of 1 squeezed lemon or soy sauce;
• vegetable oil for frying.

For the batter:

• 1 chicken egg;
• half a teaspoon of salt; ground pepper, seasonings - to taste;
• 0.5 cups flour; greens, as much as you like.

For the sauce:

• sour cream – 1/3 cup and a teaspoon of mustard;
• one and a half teaspoons of soy sauce or lemon juice;
• any greens to taste.

You can replace sour cream with yogurt, kefir, or mayonnaise. Whoever likes it.

Preparation.

1. Cut the fish into pieces, sprinkle with lemon juice or soy sauce. Leave to infuse for a quarter of an hour.
2. Prepare the batter. Combine all the ingredients for the batter and mix thoroughly.
3. Dip the tilapia in batter and fry on both sides over low heat for 5 minutes.
4. Prepare the sauce by combining all the ingredients and pour over the fish.

After trying this fish, your loved ones and guests will appreciate your culinary skills.

Note. Once you remove the tilapia fish from the refrigerator, it must be cooked within 2 hours. Even if it hasn’t had time to defrost, you can start cooking.

Tilapia fish soup

You can cook this fish not only in the oven, in a frying pan, or steamed. It makes an excellent light soup, reminiscent of the one enjoyed by the Thais, where tilapia comes from. For it you will need:

• 3 liters of water;
• 4 fillets;
• 2 large potatoes;
• 1 PC. onions;
• 85 – 90 gr. millet cereals;
• tomato paste – 1 tbsp. spoon;
• 1/3 pack of butter; seasonings - to taste.

Let's go to the kitchen to prepare soup.

1. Place the potatoes, cut into strips, into boiling water. Cook for 6 minutes.
2. Salt, add millet, cook for another 8-10 minutes.
3. Add fish to the soup.
4. Melt the butter, add finely chopped onion, tomato paste, and seasoning. Place the finished roast into the soup. Turn it off. The soup is cooked.

Serve hot. Decorate with sprigs of greenery. Even those who don’t like soup with fish eat the soup with pleasure. The children gobble it up on both cheeks. Bon appetit.

Dishes prepared with tilapia are not just tasty, but very healthy. By the way, soft and hard pronunciation of the name of the fish are equally correct. This fish is called more mildly in Asia.
Prepare tilapia the way you like: fry, boil, steam. The main thing is to do it with pleasure. Don't be afraid to experiment in your kitchen. Then all the dishes you prepare will become culinary masterpieces. Make your loved ones happy. Good luck. Be healthy.

Tilapia is a fish with tender and juicy meat, which is almost always sold as fillets. Tilapia dishes contain quite a bit of fat, so they are dietary. However, this fish also has a drawback; it often smells like mud, so before cooking it should be sprinkled with lemon juice, the juice removes the unpleasant odor. I also do not recommend cooking soup from this fish. Below you will see how to cook tilapia quickly and tasty, taking into account the characteristics of this particular fish.

Compound:

• Tilapia – 400 g
• Lemon – 1/3 (you only need lemon juice)
• Soy sauce – 6 tbsp. spoons
• Sugar – 2 tbsp. spoons
• Spices - to taste (it is best to use dried basil)
• Pepper - to taste

Preparation:

Thaw tilapia fillets and rinse under cold running water. Cut each fillet into two pieces and drizzle the tilapia with lemon juice on each side.

Sprinkle fish fillets with pepper and spices on both sides. Do this with each fillet. Do not use salt as the fish will cook in the soy sauce and the saltiness of the sauce will be sufficient.

Heat a little olive or sunflower oil in a frying pan and add the tilapia. Fry the fish fillet on each side over high heat for 2-3 minutes.

While the tilapia is in the pan, prepare the sauce. To do this, combine soy sauce and granulated sugar. Mix thoroughly until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Pour the sauce over the lightly fried tilapia. Using a large spoon, pour in the sauce, pouring over each piece of fish one at a time.

Step 1: prepare the fish.

First, let's prepare the fish. If you bought fresh fish, you need to clean it with a knife from the scales, cut off the insides of the heads, remove the backbone, clean it from the bones, remove the skin and cut it into fillets. Wash the finished fillet again, dry with kitchen paper towels and place on a plate. If you, like me, purchased tilapia fillets frozen, place them in a bowl with regular cold running water and defrost in this way for 20 – 30 minutes. Then remove the defrosted fillet from the water, wipe off excess moisture from the fish with a paper kitchen towel and place on a plate. Now there are two options for further preparation of the fish: you can cut it into portioned pieces or fry the whole fillet. I am a supporter of larger portions, so I don’t cut the fillets into pieces but fry them whole; uncut, they look much more beautiful and appetizing. And so we got 4 tilapia fillets, it’s time to start further preparing the dish.

Step 2: season the fish.

In order for the fish not to be bland, with a pleasant aroma and taste, it must be seasoned. Take salt to taste and rub the fish with it. Then mix black and allspice ground peppers in a plate and sprinkle them on both sides of the fillet. We wash one lemon under running water and wipe off excess moisture with paper towels. On a cutting board, cut the lemon into two halves with a knife; one of them is put aside; it will be useful to us in order to decorate our dish. Squeeze the juice from the other half with your hand directly onto the fish seasoned with spices. Squeeze out the juice so that there is enough on both sides of the pieces. Set the fish aside and let it marinate in this form for 10 – 15 minutes.

Step 3: beat the eggs and prepare the fish for frying.

In order to make the fish more tasty, filling and airy, we need raw chicken eggs. Let's take it 2 eggs, break them with a knife over a deep plate, throw out the shells and beat the eggs with whisks until foamy.
Take another clean deep plate and mix in it with a spoon 3 tablespoons of sifted wheat flour and 3 tablespoons of ground breadcrumbs.
We envelop the marinated tilapia fillet in the resulting mixture so that the pieces are completely covered with it. And leave in bowls with the mixture for 2 -3 minutes turning it over on one side or another so that grains of flour and breadcrumbs stick to the surface.
When the fish is completely covered with a crust of flour and cracker mixture, transfer it to a plate. Tilapia is ready to fry.

Step 4: fry the tilapia.

Place a frying pan on the stove set to high and heat it up. After the frying pan is hot, carefully pour 100 grams of vegetable oil onto its bottom, heat it for 1 minute and place the tilapia fillets prepared for frying in the frying pan. Fry each side of the fish 3 -4 minutes, turning it over with a wooden spatula. Tilapia fries quickly enough, in about 7 - 8 minutes the fish will be covered with a ruddy brown, uniform crust and the pleasant aroma of fried fish will spread throughout the kitchen.
Transfer the finished fish to a plate and decorate with slices or rings cut from the remaining half of the lemon.

Step 5: Serve the fried tilapia.

Fried telapia is served hot on a platter. It is decorated with lemon slices or rings. As a side dish you can serve a salad of fresh vegetables, boiled rice, fried or boiled potatoes. You can pamper yourself and your family with this fish every day. An easy-to-prepare recipe that doesn’t require a lot of work or time will help you find time to relax and at the same time enjoy a wonderful meal as if you were dining in a restaurant. I hope you enjoyed the fried tilapia. Bon appetit!

- − You can fry any boneless fish this way.

- − If the smell of sea fish doesn’t bother you, you don’t have to sprinkle the tilapia fillets with lemon juice.

- − If you don’t have wheat flour or breadcrumbs on hand when preparing fried tilapia, use either flour or breadcrumbs. You can also use corn flour or grind pieces of bread in a blender, after cutting off the crusts from them.

- − For this dish you can use any other spices you like.

- − If you take fresh tilapia and do not want to fillet it, simply clean it of scales and entrails, cut off the head, fins, tail, and then follow the recipe, fry it whole, or after cutting it into portions.

- − Sauces such as tomato, apricot, rusk, egg, garlic, mustard and many others are perfect for this dish.

- − If you don't have an egg whisk, you can use a fork.

- − To fry fish, you can use types of oil such as olive, corn or butter

Tilapia (also called tilapia) is considered a smart fish. In its behavior, it is very reminiscent of our pets, but this does not prevent anyone from enjoying its wonderful taste. It is related to freshwater fish from the Cichlid family. Her body is compressed at the sides, not very long, but tall. The color is monochromatic, gray-silver, sometimes even green. This fish has a large head with large round eyes and long fins.

Its homeland is where people spread tilapia throughout Africa and Asia. There are a large number of different types of it.

Many inhabitants of our planet value this fish for its excellent taste. Today, many farms in different countries take great pleasure in breeding tilapia. Experienced chefs from all over the world can offer you a wide variety of recipes for preparing this fish, because it can not only be boiled, but also stewed, baked, fried in a pan or grilled.

Tasty dish

You should really like tilapia baked in the oven, not only for its taste, but also for its ease of preparation. Its meat contains quite a lot of protein, as well as vitamins and a whole range of microelements. Pregnant women and children should definitely consume this type of fish. Unless, of course, there are contraindications and individual intolerance.

There are some researchers who claim that tilapia meat is very unhealthy because it contains the wrong ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 (1:3). But these experts did not take into account that fish contains a small amount of fat, which means that it cannot harm in any way. One hundred grams of tilapia contains only about 96 kilocalories. Having talked a little about this mysterious species, we can begin to describe recipes that will allow you to prepare very tasty dishes from it.

So, how to cook tilapia in the oven? Simple enough. But don't forget that it has very little fat content. Therefore, if you want to make it juicy, then add water, wine or any sauce to it. And when you bake, cover it with foil. Let's look at simple but quite interesting recipes.

What is necessary?

To cook tilapia in the oven, we will need:
- 300 g tilapia meat;
- tomato juice or paste 60 ml;
- garlic - about four cloves;
- one large onion;
- olive oil (2 tablespoons will be enough);
- dried - two teaspoons;
- sunflower oil - one tablespoon;
- black pepper and salt to taste.

Cooking process

In the oven? Make the marinade: finely chop the garlic, cut the onion into half rings and combine with vegetable oil and mix. Add garlic to the resulting mass. Coat the tilapia meat with marinade, as well as salt and pepper. Place in prepared pan, greased with oil. You should alternate everything with onions, watering with tomatoes. Cook tilapia fish in the oven for 15-20 minutes.

By the way, instead of tomato juice or tomato, you can use any other sauce. Other vegetables also go well with this fish; decide for yourself which ones to use. Cooked fish can be perfectly eaten as a separate dish. It goes well with any side dishes. All your friends and family will love this oven-baked recipe. They will be pleasantly surprised by the taste of this dish and, most likely, will ask you to reveal the secret of its preparation.

Fish and chips

There are many more recipes on how to cook tilapia in the oven, for example, with potatoes. Despite the many ingredients, the process of creating a culinary masterpiece is not long at all. In order to prepare the Tilapia with Potatoes in the Oven dish, you will need:

• Naturally, the fish itself. It is advisable to choose fillet (meat removed from bones and backbone), approximately one kilogram.
• Potatoes - 800 grams.
• Tomatoes - 0.5 kg.
• Two tablespoons of sunflower oil.
• For those who are not interested in cumin, one teaspoon will be enough.
• The same amount of ground paprika.
• Of course, salt to taste.

To prepare the marinade you need garlic, four cloves. To avoid using vinegar, take citric acid (about 4 tablespoons), as well as herbs (parsley), olive oil, cumin, paprika and salt to taste.

Cooking process

How to cook tilapia in the oven? First, let's make the marinade. To do this, use a blender to mix all the ingredients so that we get a homogeneous mass. The fish fillet must be washed with warm water, and then salted and poured with the prepared marinade. Now you need to leave it for everything to soak for about twenty minutes. Peel the potatoes, wash them and cut them into slices. Place it in a saucepan and sprinkle with cumin, salt, paprika, as well as oil and stir. Then we put everything we got on a baking sheet.

Now cut the tomatoes into rings and place them on top of the potatoes. Cover the baking sheet with aluminum foil and place in the oven. Vegetables should be cooked at 180 degrees for twenty-five minutes. After everything is baked, take the baking sheet out of the oven and place the tilapia on the potatoes and tomatoes, pour the marinade we have left over it, add a little oil and put the fish back in the oven for fifteen minutes. This is a separate dish; you can add some fresh salad to it.

Another recipe

Tilapia baked in the oven turns out very tasty, and most importantly - healthy! Many fish lovers often experiment with cooking containers. Some people use pans, pots and much more. But the most delicious and juicy fillet is obtained when using aluminum foil

This shortens the cooking time and the dish cooks better. Now we’ll tell you another cooking option, it’s called “Tilapia in foil.” We'll cook it in the oven again.

What do you need?

So, we need:

• fillet - 0.5 kg;
• one bell pepper;
• two tomatoes;
• greens to give the dish a special aroma;
• spices - a pinch;
• two tablespoons of sunflower oil.

Cooking process

Wash the tilapia and dry it with napkins. Cut the peppers and tomatoes into medium-sized cubes. Chop the greens and mix everything, then season with oil. Line the form where we will cook the fish with aluminum foil and grease it. And only then lay out the tilapia. Place vegetables on top and cover the dish with foil.

Now you need to put the mold in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for about thirty minutes. In order for the vegetables to brown and excess juice to escape, you need to remove the foil ten minutes before the dish is ready.

Tilapia baked with carrot and tomato cap

This is a simple and tasty dish. It is often served in cafes, but you can prepare this dish at home. It's not particularly difficult to do this. So let's get started.

To prepare this dish we will need:

• three tilapia fillets;
• one carrot;
• one medium-sized onion;
• ½ lemon (squeeze the juice out of it);
• three tbsp. spoons of ketchup.

Cooking process

The first thing we do is peel and finely chop the onion. Then fry it in vegetable oil until golden brown. Then wash and peel the carrots, grate them on a coarse grater, fry them, and simmer for three minutes under the lid. After this, add tomato ketchup to the carrots and onions, mix everything well. At this time, sprinkle the fillet with lemon juice, pepper and salt. Then we put the fish in a frying pan, pour a little vegetable oil, and put a pile of carrot-tomato mixture on top of the tilapia and put it in the oven for 25 minutes. Mashed potatoes are an excellent side dish for such a tasty dish.

Tilapia with cheese

This tasty and juicy dish will appeal to those who are not very fond of fish. The combination of products creates an amazing taste composition.

We will need:

• 300 g tilapia;
• 100 g pineapple (canned);
• 1 tbsp. a spoon of sunflower oil;
• spices to taste;
• 100 g cheese;
• 100 ml canned pineapple syrup;
• 100 g onions (leeks);
• 200 ml cream (35% fat).

Cooking process

Take a mold and coat it with vegetable oil. Cut the fillet in half, put it in a container, add salt and pepper. Cut the onion into rings. Sprinkle it on the fish. Grind the pineapple rings to make small pieces, then place them on the fillets (two at a time). Then grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Then sprinkle it over the pineapples. Then mix the syrup with cream and pour over our dish. Place the dish in the oven to cook for 35 minutes.

Conclusion

You have learned several recipes for cooking tilapia in the oven and now you will delight the whole family with delicious dishes from this wonderful fish. Bon appetit!