Tilapia | TCS

This recipe for Cod and Shrimp in a lemon cream sauce is probably the easiest recipe on the blog. The seafood is baked in a delicious cream sauce in the oven, so there’s barely any hands-on time involved, and the result is a melt in your mouth dinner, that even your most demanding guests will love.
You can serve it with anything you like, such as rice, pasta or French bread to mop up the amazing sauce and a nice salad on the side or your favorite veggies.

INGREDIENTS:

4 x medium white fish fillets (cod, tilapia , hake etc…)
1 cup clean peeled shrimp
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 garlic clove, peeled and grated
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 cup white wine
1 tbsp. fresh dill or 1/2 tsp dried dill
1 tbsp. fresh chives or 1 tsp dried chives
1 tbsp. capers (optional)
Salt & pepper
butter for baking dish
1/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs or one to two tbsp. dried
some olive oil or melted butter for drizzling over breadcrumbs
Fresh parsley or chives and lemon wedges, to serve

INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat oven to 200C / 400F

Season fish and shrimp with salt and pepper on both sides and place in a butter baking dish, add the capers if using.

Place cream, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, wine, dill, chives, salt and pepper in a small pan and bring to a very low simmer, until smooth. Pour sauce over fish and shrimp. Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and drizzle with a teaspoon or two of olive oil or butter.

Bake for 15 minutes, or until fish is just cooked. Remove from oven.
Scatter some Parsley or chives over the fish and serve straight away.
Serve with rice, pasta or bread and a vegetable of choice.

Enjoy.

If you make this recipe please be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! I love hearing from you. And please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram so I can see your creations!

Ready to impress? This delicate dish is very suitable for a dinner party in fact is’s so elegant you’ll think you are dinning out in some fancy restaurant and it only takes about thirty minutes to make.

I have used Flounder but you can use any type of white fish fillet like Sole or Tilapia, just use what is available. For the filling I have used good quality canned crab meat because there is nothing else available here, but if you can use use fresh or frozen.

Serves 4

Ingredients;

4 Flounder fillets, cut in half lengthwise
1 6 oz. can Crab meat drained, the best quality you can get or fresh or frozen (even better)
1 onion, peeled and chopped very fine
1 garlic clove, peeled and grated
4 tbsp. butter
2 oz. grated Parmesan Cheese
2 tbsp. Cream Cheese plus 2 tbsp. extra for the sauce
1 tbsp each, chopped Parsley and Chives
1/2 glass of Dry White Wine or Vermouth for the dish
Salt and pepper to taste

Topping;

2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese grated
2 tbsp. Breadcrumbs (use GF if necessary)
oil Spray

Method;

In one tablespoon of butter, gently fry the onion and garlic until just turning soft and golden. Remove to a bowl and let cool.

Add the Crab meat, the 2 oz. of Parmesan cheese, the herbs and the cream cheese, ground pepper and a pinch of salt. Mix gently with a spoon.

Pre heat the oven to 400° F

Lay out the fillets with the tail end facing you on a chopping board and divide the filling over the fish fillets. Roll them up and secure with a tooth pick or some kitchen string. Butter a casserole dish with the remaining butter and place the fillet rolls in an upright position in the dish.

In a bowl mix the two ingredients for the topping and divided over the fish rolls, spray with some oil.

Place the dish in the oven, after ten minutes add the wine and continue to cook for another ten minutes. Check for doneness with the tip of a knife, insert by the seam and open a tiny bit to see if it cook through.

Remove from oven. Place the fish rolls on a plate and add 2 tbsp. cream cheese to the remaining sauce in the casserole dish to bind and make a creamy sauce. Add more wine if necessary. Serve straight away.

Enjoy!

Myra Xo