Super easy and quick! (OK…most tilapia recipes are easy & quick, which is why I keep buying it…)
Serves 2.
Ingredients
2 tilapia filets
2 tb extra virgin olive oil
1 chipotle in adobo, diced (plus some of the sauce)
1 c cilantro leaves, chopped
1 tb water
1 ts cumin
1/2 ts each salt & pepper
Directions
1. Puree the chipotle, adobo sauce, cilantro, water, olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper. Adjust seasoning to taste. Add more liquid if it’s not thin enough.
2. Crank up the broiler, with the oven rack about 4 inches from the heat.
3. On a foil-lined pan, pour half of the marinade over the tilapia. Flip the fish over carefully and pour the rest of the marinade.
4. Broil six to nine minutes, depending on the thickness of the filets. (You’re better to go shorter than longer in this case. Overcooked fish…yuck.)
5. Serve with Tropical Salad and rice.
Side note: the tilapia goes beautifully with coconut rice with a little cilantro stirred in at the end of the cooking process.
This is super yummy. Great easy recipe.
I just tried it today and made a couple of modifications: pan seared vs broiled (got a bit of crispiness on the outside this way, and it cooked pretty quick). I also added an equal part of lime juice to the adobo sauce which added some zest and cooled down the spicy chipoltes a bit. Served it with lime wedges
mmmmmmm!