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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (726g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 507
Calories from Fat 72		(14%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 8.1g	12%
	Saturated Fat 2.6g	13%
	Monounsaturated Fat 2.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 224mg		74%
Sodium 435mg		18%
Potassium 1162mg		33%
Total Carbohydrate 33.3g		11%
	Dietary Fiber 1.8g	7%
	Sugars 1.7g
Protein 74.9g		149%
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Crispy Tilapia

Recipe #47391 | 16 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: ~Rita~
Nov 21, 2002

Crispy! Serve with tartar sauce. You can cut into small pieces before breading so the kids can eat like nuggets. You can also deep fry! Stays crispy for packing in a lunch or picnic! A major importance in artisanal fishing in Africa and the Levant, and are of increasing importance in aquaculture around the world.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

3 lbs tilapia fillets, about 10
1/3 cup flour, for dusting fish
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
salt
pepper
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning
canola oil, to cover bottom of large pan

Directions

1
Salt and pepper fish.
2
Dust fillets with 1/3 cup of flour.
3
Mix egg with buttermilk in one bowl.
4
Mix flour, corn meal, baking soda and baking powder, Old Bay in another bowl.
5
Dip all floured fish into egg then flour mixture.
6
Heat oil medium-high in large pan.
7
Fry, turning after 2 minutes on each side.
8
Salt as soon as you take out of pan.
9
Should be done in three batches.

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From: Chef #497130

On Sep 29, 2009

Well It's good I'll admit that, but how this made it into the low-fat/calorie category I'll never know. flour/buttermilk/egg/fried in oil.

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From: alkaloidqueen

On Sep 26, 2009

Pretty good, thanks for sharing!

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From: huberville

On Jun 22, 2004

I have a number of tilapia recipes, and this one is my new favorite! The title is perfect as the crust is very crispy and crunchy. My husband and I thought it was delicious (and it takes alot for me to rate something as delicious). I will definitely be making this again, but with one small change: I won't salt after the fish comes out of the pan since it came out a tad too salty for us. Thanks for the great recipe, Rita L.

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From: NYWill

On Jun 20, 2004

This was very good. Nice and crispy. I didn't have any buttermilk, so I used half and half. It was very easy to prepare.

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