Spicy Baked Tilapia Recipes

LEMON GARLIC BAKED TILAPIA RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Wash 4-5 medium-sized tilapia fillets with water and pat them dry using a paper towel. Line the tilapia fillets on a 9×13 inch baking tray.
• Note - if using frozen fillets, thaw them before using.
• Stir together 1 tbsp lemon juice, 3 tbsp melted unsalted butter, 1 tsp minced garlic, ½ tsp hot paprika (or Kashmiri red chili powder), ½ tsp salt, and ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper in a small mixing bowl.
• Pour the marinade over the Tilapia fillets. Arrange 3-4 slices of lemon over the fish.
• Bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until the fish is flaky and fork-tender. Garnish with pepper flakes, lemon slices, and chopped parsley or cilantro, and serve hot.

SPICY TILAPIA AND FETA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil. Add tilapia fillets, salt, and pepper and cook until easily flaked with a fork, about 2 minutes on each side. Turn off the heat and shred the fish with 2 forks. Transfer to a bowl.
• Toss the fish with bread crumbs, green onions, egg, lemon juice, feta cheese, garlic powder, dill, and hot sauce.
• Form patties with your hand and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Set a skillet over medium-high heat. Add remaining oil. Cook patties in the hot oil until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes on each side.

SPICY BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F Spray baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine salt, paprika, onion powder, dry mustard, garlic, pepper, cumin, basil, oregano, thyme, & rosemary.
• On plate, mix bread crumbs, parsley, and scallions.
• Sprinkle about 1 T of spice mixture on fish. Mix rest of it in with bread crumbs and olive oil.
• Dredge fish in crumb mixture.
• Place on baking pan and bake 12-15 minutes, turning every 5 minutes for even browning.
• Squeeze juice from lemon wedges over fillets & serve.

SPICY BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees
• Spray baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Toss together cornflakes, parmesan cheese and cayenne pepper in a shallow bowl or pie plate.
• Whisk together egg and milk in a second shallow bowl or pie plate.
• Dip each fillet in egg mixture; then coat with cornflake mixture.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• Serve fish with tarter or cocktail sauce and top with more parmesan cheese, if desired.

BAKED TILAPIA WITH LOTS OF SPICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• In a small bowl combine the spices from the salt through the Italian seasoning and set it aside.
• In a shallow container mix the bread crumbs, dried parsley, and green onions.
• Measure 4 tsp of the spice mix and sprinkle that all over the 4 fish fillets.
• Add the remaining spice mix to the bread crumbs, mixing well. Add the olive oil to the bread crumb mix, blending it in with your hands.
• Dredge the fish in the breadcrumbs, coating well.
• Shake off any excess breadcrumbs.
• Place the fish on a baking pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.
• Bake for 6 minutes.
• Turn over and bake for 4 minutes.
• Turn over again and bake until flaky, about 4 more minutes.
• Serve immediately.

CAJUN-SPICED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Place all herbs and spices in a bowl and mix well. Lightly coat the fish in the spice mixture.
• Add butter to frying pan and heat until sizzling. Add the fish fillets, and saute over moderate heat for 4 minutes on each side, or until browned and cooked.

SPICY TILAPIA

Steps:

• Place fish in a glass pan and preheat oven to 350.
• Combine and melt the butter and lemon juice in the microwave, then pour over the fillets.
• Sprinkle the remaining ingredients (vary the amounts of each to your liking).
• Bake for 30 minutes.

SPICY BAKED TILAPIA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Sauté the onion in olive oil until lightly brown.
• Add garlic and sauté for a minute longer, then scoop out and set aside.
• Pat fish dry, then sprinkle with lemon juice and salt (optional) on one side. Lightly sprinkle with bread crumbs on that side for a light coating.
• Place fish in the hot pan breading side down and repeat the sprinkle with lemon juice, salt, and bread crumbs for the top side.
• Fry fish over medium-high heat till done through, about 10 minutes, flipping once. remove fish and set aside in a baking dish.
• Add onions, garlic, crushed tomatoes, and Mexican tomato sauce to pan and heat over medium heat. Be sure to scrape all the leftovers from frying into the sauce by scraping/stirring.
• Pour the cooked sauce over the fish in the baking dish to cover completely and bake in the oven at 350° for about 20 minutes.