PING: Jill - Tilapia

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Since we both seem to be the tilapia freaks around here I thought I'd
ask you. I picked up 6 fresh fillets this morning and do they look
good. I'm going to fry them but I'm not makin fish tacos. Here is
what I'm gonna do and please correct me if you see anything I can do
differently

Dredge fillets in flour seasoned with S&P, and cayenne. Fry until
crisp maybe 3 minutes per side.

Whaddya think? I'll serve with house made tartar sauce. I was
thinking of using corn meal but flour sounds about right with tilapia.

Michael

I usually use Zatarain's fish fry coating; it's more like cornstarch than
cornmeal. Cornmeal seems more fitting for catfish, you know? If I didn't
have Zatarain's I'd go with the flour, salt, pepper and a little cayenne.
Hang on, let me read the box...

It's cornstarch (corn flour) with garlic powder, lemon, "spices" (read
cayenne) onion powder and MSG (salt). Got cornstarch? If not, flour will
work!

I dredge the fillets twice; first time, let them sit on waxed paper for a
couple of minutes. You know how the coating is absorbed by the moisture
after a minute or two? Then dredge again. Fry on fairly high heat, like
you said, about 3 minutes per side. Tilapia is usually thin. Don't
overcrowd the pan.

You're making me hungry!

Jill

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Since we both seem to be the tilapia freaks around here I thought I'd
ask you. I picked up 6 fresh fillets this morning and do they look
good. I'm going to fry them but I'm not makin fish tacos. Here is
what I'm gonna do and please correct me if you see anything I can do
differently

Dredge fillets in flour seasoned with S&P, and cayenne. Fry until
crisp maybe 3 minutes per side.

Whaddya think? I'll serve with house made tartar sauce. I was
thinking of using corn meal but flour sounds about right with
tilapia.

Michael

I usually use Zatarain's fish fry coating; it's more like cornstarch
than cornmeal. Cornmeal seems more fitting for catfish, you know? If
I didn't have Zatarain's I'd go with the flour, salt, pepper and a
little cayenne. Hang on, let me read the box...

It's cornstarch (corn flour) with garlic powder, lemon, "spices" (read
cayenne) onion powder and MSG (salt). Got cornstarch? If not, flour
will work!

I dredge the fillets twice; first time, let them sit on waxed paper
for a couple of minutes. You know how the coating is absorbed by the
moisture after a minute or two? Then dredge again. Fry on fairly
high heat, like you said, about 3 minutes per side. Tilapia is
usually thin. Don't overcrowd the pan.

You're making me hungry!

Jill

I read your post and went to Dierbergs for Zatarain's . The flour would
most likely be okay, as you said, but I thought I'd try this. I'm not a
fish fry type of guy 😉 I'll make them at about 10pm tonight, when the SO
gets home.

I'm posting from the basement, covered in pets. I gots Ramsey and Bart on
the lap, Missy at my feet, Hoot is hissing from a corner and Shelly (sick
little guy) is on the chaise lounge buried in blankets. All is good today.

Michael

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Since we both seem to be the tilapia freaks around here I thought
I'd ask you. I picked up 6 fresh fillets this morning and do they
look good. I'm going to fry them but I'm not makin fish tacos. Here
is what I'm gonna do and please correct me if you see anything I can
do differently

Dredge fillets in flour seasoned with S&P, and cayenne. Fry until
crisp maybe 3 minutes per side.

Whaddya think? I'll serve with house made tartar sauce. I was
thinking of using corn meal but flour sounds about right with
tilapia.

Michael

I usually use Zatarain's fish fry coating; it's more like cornstarch
than cornmeal. Cornmeal seems more fitting for catfish, you know?
If I didn't have Zatarain's I'd go with the flour, salt, pepper and a
little cayenne. Hang on, let me read the box...

It's cornstarch (corn flour) with garlic powder, lemon, "spices"
(read cayenne) onion powder and MSG (salt). Got cornstarch? If not,
flour will work!

I dredge the fillets twice; first time, let them sit on waxed paper
for a couple of minutes. You know how the coating is absorbed by the
moisture after a minute or two? Then dredge again. Fry on fairly
high heat, like you said, about 3 minutes per side. Tilapia is
usually thin. Don't overcrowd the pan.

You're making me hungry!

Jill

I read your post and went to Dierbergs for Zatarain's . The flour
would most likely be okay, as you said, but I thought I'd try this.
I'm not a fish fry type of guy 😉 I'll make them at about 10pm
tonight, when the SO gets home.

I'm posting from the basement, covered in pets. I gots Ramsey and Bart
on the lap, Missy at my feet, Hoot is hissing from a corner and Shelly
(sick little guy) is on the chaise lounge buried in blankets. All is
good today.

Michael

Well [censored], I forgot to thank you for your help.

Michael

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Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> Since we both seem to be the tilapia freaks around here I thought
> I'd ask you. I picked up 6 fresh fillets this morning and do they
> look good. I'm going to fry them but I'm not makin fish tacos. Here
> is what I'm gonna do and please correct me if you see anything I
> can do differently
>
> Dredge fillets in flour seasoned with S&P, and cayenne. Fry until
> crisp maybe 3 minutes per side.
>
> Whaddya think? I'll serve with house made tartar sauce. I was
> thinking of using corn meal but flour sounds about right with
> tilapia.
>
> Michael

I usually use Zatarain's fish fry coating; it's more like cornstarch
than cornmeal. Cornmeal seems more fitting for catfish, you know?
If I didn't have Zatarain's I'd go with the flour, salt, pepper and
a little cayenne. Hang on, let me read the box...

It's cornstarch (corn flour) with garlic powder, lemon, "spices"
(read cayenne) onion powder and MSG (salt). Got cornstarch? If
not, flour will work!

I dredge the fillets twice; first time, let them sit on waxed paper
for a couple of minutes. You know how the coating is absorbed by
the moisture after a minute or two? Then dredge again. Fry on
fairly high heat, like you said, about 3 minutes per side. Tilapia
is usually thin. Don't overcrowd the pan.

You're making me hungry!

Jill

I read your post and went to Dierbergs for Zatarain's . The flour
would most likely be okay, as you said, but I thought I'd try this.
I'm not a fish fry type of guy 😉 I'll make them at about 10pm
tonight, when the SO gets home.

I'm posting from the basement, covered in pets. I gots Ramsey and
Bart on the lap, Missy at my feet, Hoot is hissing from a corner and
Shelly (sick little guy) is on the chaise lounge buried in blankets.
All is good today.

Michael

Well [censored], I forgot to thank you for your help.

Michael

Don't thank me until you find out if you like it! LOL I hope you do. It's
a nice mixture and I don't deep fry, I just pan fry. It can be used on
veggies, too.

Purrs for the sick little Sheldon 🙂

Jill

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> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>> Since we both seem to be the tilapia freaks around here I thought
>> I'd ask you. I picked up 6 fresh fillets this morning and do they
>> look good. I'm going to fry them but I'm not makin fish tacos.
>> Here is what I'm gonna do and please correct me if you see
>> anything I can do differently
>>
>> Dredge fillets in flour seasoned with S&P, and cayenne. Fry until
>> crisp maybe 3 minutes per side.
>>
>> Whaddya think? I'll serve with house made tartar sauce. I was
>> thinking of using corn meal but flour sounds about right with
>> tilapia.
>>
>> Michael
>
> I usually use Zatarain's fish fry coating; it's more like
> cornstarch than cornmeal. Cornmeal seems more fitting for catfish,
> you know? If I didn't have Zatarain's I'd go with the flour, salt,
> pepper and a little cayenne. Hang on, let me read the box...
>
> It's cornstarch (corn flour) with garlic powder, lemon, "spices"
> (read cayenne) onion powder and MSG (salt). Got cornstarch? If
> not, flour will work!
>
> I dredge the fillets twice; first time, let them sit on waxed paper
> for a couple of minutes. You know how the coating is absorbed by
> the moisture after a minute or two? Then dredge again. Fry on
> fairly high heat, like you said, about 3 minutes per side. Tilapia
> is usually thin. Don't overcrowd the pan.
>
> You're making me hungry!
>
> Jill
>
>
>

I read your post and went to Dierbergs for Zatarain's . The flour
would most likely be okay, as you said, but I thought I'd try this.
I'm not a fish fry type of guy 😉 I'll make them at about 10pm
tonight, when the SO gets home.

I'm posting from the basement, covered in pets. I gots Ramsey and
Bart on the lap, Missy at my feet, Hoot is hissing from a corner and
Shelly (sick little guy) is on the chaise lounge buried in blankets.
All is good today.

Michael

Well [censored], I forgot to thank you for your help.

Michael

Don't thank me until you find out if you like it! LOL I hope you do.
It's a nice mixture and I don't deep fry, I just pan fry. It can be
used on veggies, too.

Purrs for the sick little Sheldon 🙂

Jill

Shelly is a cocker and has Cushings. Not much I can do but keep him
comfortable. I'm just sick about it but not a damned thing to be done about
it. Meanwhile, I may make some clam chowder. I've got a couple of cans
of canned clams.

Michael

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> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>> Since we both seem to be the tilapia freaks around here I thought
>> I'd ask you. I picked up 6 fresh fillets this morning and do they
>> look good. I'm going to fry them but I'm not makin fish tacos.
>> Here is what I'm gonna do and please correct me if you see
>> anything I can do differently
>>
>> Dredge fillets in flour seasoned with S&P, and cayenne. Fry until
>> crisp maybe 3 minutes per side.
>>
>> Whaddya think? I'll serve with house made tartar sauce. I was
>> thinking of using corn meal but flour sounds about right with
>> tilapia.
>>
>> Michael
>
> I usually use Zatarain's fish fry coating; it's more like
> cornstarch than cornmeal. Cornmeal seems more fitting for catfish,
> you know? If I didn't have Zatarain's I'd go with the flour, salt,
> pepper and a little cayenne. Hang on, let me read the box...
>
> It's cornstarch (corn flour) with garlic powder, lemon, "spices"
> (read cayenne) onion powder and MSG (salt). Got cornstarch? If
> not, flour will work!
>
> I dredge the fillets twice; first time, let them sit on waxed paper
> for a couple of minutes. You know how the coating is absorbed by
> the moisture after a minute or two? Then dredge again. Fry on
> fairly high heat, like you said, about 3 minutes per side. Tilapia
> is usually thin. Don't overcrowd the pan.
>
> You're making me hungry!
>
> Jill
>
>
>

I read your post and went to Dierbergs for Zatarain's . The flour
would most likely be okay, as you said, but I thought I'd try this.
I'm not a fish fry type of guy 😉 I'll make them at about 10pm
tonight, when the SO gets home.

I'm posting from the basement, covered in pets. I gots Ramsey and
Bart on the lap, Missy at my feet, Hoot is hissing from a corner and
Shelly (sick little guy) is on the chaise lounge buried in blankets.
All is good today.

Michael

Well [censored], I forgot to thank you for your help.

Michael

Don't thank me until you find out if you like it! LOL I hope you do.
It's a nice mixture and I don't deep fry, I just pan fry. It can be
used on veggies, too.

Purrs for the sick little Sheldon 🙂

Jill

Okay, I liked the tilapia. I really can't say if the Zatarains was better
than flour or not. I'm guessing it would taste about the same. I should
have added cayenne to the mix but I didn't. It was good anyway. I served it
with rice and a chicken gravy (don't ask). I'm not real big on fried fish
for some reason. I really want to try the fish tacos though.

Shelly is snoozing right now. He is such a doll. I'm so sad he'll not make
it. Tears me up.

Michael

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>> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>>> Since we both seem to be the tilapia freaks around here I thought
>>> I'd ask you. I picked up 6 fresh fillets this morning and do
>>> they look good. I'm going to fry them but I'm not makin fish
>>> tacos.
>>> Here is what I'm gonna do and please correct me if you see
>>> anything I can do differently
>>>
>>> Dredge fillets in flour seasoned with S&P, and cayenne. Fry until
>>> crisp maybe 3 minutes per side.
>>>
>>> Whaddya think? I'll serve with house made tartar sauce. I was
>>> thinking of using corn meal but flour sounds about right with
>>> tilapia.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>
>> I usually use Zatarain's fish fry coating; it's more like
>> cornstarch than cornmeal. Cornmeal seems more fitting for
>> catfish, you know? If I didn't have Zatarain's I'd go with the
>> flour, salt, pepper and a little cayenne. Hang on, let me read
>> the box...
>>
>> It's cornstarch (corn flour) with garlic powder, lemon, "spices"
>> (read cayenne) onion powder and MSG (salt). Got cornstarch? If
>> not, flour will work!
>>
>> I dredge the fillets twice; first time, let them sit on waxed
>> paper for a couple of minutes. You know how the coating is
>> absorbed by
>> the moisture after a minute or two? Then dredge again. Fry on
>> fairly high heat, like you said, about 3 minutes per side.
>> Tilapia is usually thin. Don't overcrowd the pan.
>>
>> You're making me hungry!
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>>
>
> I read your post and went to Dierbergs for Zatarain's . The flour
> would most likely be okay, as you said, but I thought I'd try this.
> I'm not a fish fry type of guy 😉 I'll make them at about 10pm
> tonight, when the SO gets home.
>
> I'm posting from the basement, covered in pets. I gots Ramsey and
> Bart on the lap, Missy at my feet, Hoot is hissing from a corner
> and Shelly (sick little guy) is on the chaise lounge buried in
> blankets. All is good today.
>
> Michael
>

Well [censored], I forgot to thank you for your help.

Michael

Don't thank me until you find out if you like it! LOL I hope you
do. It's a nice mixture and I don't deep fry, I just pan fry. It
can be used on veggies, too.

Purrs for the sick little Sheldon 🙂

Jill

Okay, I liked the tilapia. I really can't say if the Zatarains was
better than flour or not. I'm guessing it would taste about the
same. I should have added cayenne to the mix but I didn't. It was
good anyway. I served it with rice and a chicken gravy (don't ask).
I'm not real big on fried fish for some reason. I really want to try
the fish tacos though.

I still can't get my head around fish+tacos. When I grill tilapia I still
like to pat some of the Zatarain's mix on it. And yes, I use foil grill
sheets, otherwise the fish cooks so fast it falls through the grate onto the
coals when I try to turn it.

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Shelly is snoozing right now. He is such a doll. I'm so sad he'll
not make it. Tears me up.

Michael

Awww, that poor dog. I feel for ya. It's so hard. Make him as comfortable
and happy as possible. Maybe give him a soft stuffed animal to snuggle
with. I wish I could do something, just as you do.

Jill