Tilapia is a tender, rather fatty fish with white meat. It can be fried in breading or dough, baked in the oven, used to make meatballs and cutlets. Combine tilapia with a light salad or mashed potatoes for a lower calorie meal.
It is necessary
- Fillet of tilapia in batter:
- - 600 g of tilapia fillets;
- - 250 g flour;
- - vegetable little;
- - 6 eggs;
- - 250 ml of milk;
- - salt;
- - ground pepper;
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- Diet tilapia cutlets:
- - 400 g of tilapia fillet;
- - 1 egg;
- - 1 onion;
- - salt;
- - ground black pepper;
- - 2 tbsp. tablespoons of ground bread crumbs;
- - vegetable oil for frying.
- Fish soup:
- - 300 g of tilapia fillets;
- - 1 carrot;
- - 1 parsley root;
- - 100 g of celery root;
- - 1 tbsp. a spoonful of dried basil;
- - salt;
- - ground pepper.
Instructions
Step 1
Tilapia fillet in batter
Crispy pieces of fish fried in batter can be served as a hot appetizer or main course. Cut the chilled or frozen fillet into medium-sized slices. Put them in a bowl, drizzle with vegetable oil and lemon juice, sprinkle with finely chopped herbs, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cover the bowl with a lid and let sit for half an hour.
Step 2
Prepare the batter. Sift wheat flour, mix it with warmed milk and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vegetable oil. Whisk in a blender to make the mixture smooth. Separate the yolks from the whites and rub them with salt. Add the yolk mixture to the dough and stir. Let the mixture stand for 5-10 minutes. Beat the whites into a strong foam and place in portions into the dough. Stir everything very gently, from top to bottom.
Step 3
Heat vegetable oil in a deep skillet. Dip the pieces of tilapia in the batter, let the excess drain, and then put in hot oil. Fry the fish on all sides until golden brown. Place the browned slices on a paper towel lined plate. When the excess oil has been absorbed, serve the tilapia with green salad and cream sauce.
Step 4
Diet tilapia cutlets
Lush cutlets can be made from tilapia fillets. To prevent them from getting too greasy, cook in the oven or steam. Pass the chilled fillet through a meat grinder along with the onions. Add the egg, salt and a small amount of white bread soaked in milk to the minced meat. Knead the mixture thoroughly. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil. Soak your hands in baking soda, take a little minced meat, form a cutlet out of it, lightly roll it in chopped breadcrumbs and place on a baking sheet. After filling it, place the patties in the oven preheated to 180 ° C. Bake the products until golden brown, serve hot.
Step 5
Fish soup
Tilapia can be the basis for a light and mouth-watering fish soup. Rinse the fillet, dry, cut into small pieces, salt and sprinkle with lemon juice. Cook vegetable broth by adding peeled and chopped carrots, celery and parsley root, leeks, allspice peas, salt and dried basil to the water. Put the prepared fish in the prepared boiling broth and cook everything together for 5-7 minutes. Season the soup with dried basil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with toasted white or cereal bread.
