Chipotle Lime Tilapia Recipes

GRILLED FISH TACOS WITH CHIPOTLE-LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the marinade, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, lime zest, honey, garlic, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning, black pepper, and hot sauce in a bowl until blended. Place the tilapia in a shallow dish, and pour the marinade over the fish. Cover, and refrigerate 6 to 8 hours.
• To make the dressing, combine the sour cream and adobo sauce in a bowl. Stir in the lime juice, lime zest, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning. Add salt, and pepper in desired amounts. Cover, and refrigerate until needed.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate. Set grate 4 inches from the heat.
• Remove fish from marinade, drain off any excess and discard marinade. Grill fish pieces until easily flaked with a fork, turning once, about 9 minutes.
• Assemble tacos by placing fish pieces in the center of tortillas with desired amounts of tomatoes, cilantro, and cabbage; drizzle with dressing. To serve, roll up tortillas around fillings, and garnish with lime wedges.

CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH CHIPOTLE LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl. Set in the frig. for two hours.
• In a food processor, put Doritos, spices and jalapeno and process until finely crushed. Place on waxed paper when ready to cook.
• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
• In a med. bowl, whisk egg.
• Dip fish into egg and then coat both sides of the fish with crust ingredients. Be sure they are well coated.
• Place fish on parchment paper lined baking sheet and squeeze lime over the fish.
• Bake for 30 minute.
• Serve with the chipotle lime dressing and enjoy.

CILANTRO-CHIPOTLE TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Purée cilantro, oil, chiles with some adobo sauce, water, cumin, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a blender until smooth, then coat fish with sauce.
• Line rack of a broiler pan with foil, then broil fish 3 to 4 inches from heat until just cooked through, 6 to 9 minutes.

CHIPOTLE LIME TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a food processor or blender, blend chipotle peppers, salsa, and lime juice. Place in a shallow bowl.
• Place crushed tortilla chips in a separate shallow bowl.
• Dredge tilapia through the chipotle mixture and then through the tortilla chips. Place the fillets in a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, until the fillets easily flake with a fork and the edges are browning.
• Garnish with limes and cilantro before serving.