Tilapia with Capers and Lemon Wine Sauce
Yield: 4 servings
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Tips: Leftovers are delicious briefly reheated in the microwave.
This easy and delicious Tilapia recipe features sautéed tilapia fillets that are
briefly cooked in a simple yet divine tangy sauce made with white wine, freshly squeezed lemon juice, capers, diced onions and freshly chopped parsley. Making this fish dish is incredibly easy, and takes only minutes on the stove.
The tilapia fillets lightly coated with flour, then sautéed with diced onions for a few minutes until the onions become translucent. The fillets are then turned over, and some white wine, lemon juice, butter, capers, salt and pepper are added to the skillet. After about only 5 minutes of cooking, the sauce turns to an elegant silky consistency, and the fillets are cooked to tender perfection. This healthy tilapia recipe is truly delicious, and is one you'll want to make often!
The tilapia fillets lightly coated with flour, then sautéed with diced onions for a few minutes until the onions become translucent. The fillets are then turned over, and some white wine, lemon juice, butter, capers, salt and pepper are added to the skillet. After about only 5 minutes of cooking, the sauce turns to an elegant silky consistency, and the fillets are cooked to tender perfection. This healthy tilapia recipe is truly delicious, and is one you'll want to make often!
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- all purpose flour (for coating fish)
- 4 tilapia fillets
- 1/4 cup diced onions
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons capers
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsely, finely chopped
Directions
Heat oil in a very large skillet over high heat (alternatively, fillets may be cooked in two batches in a smaller skillet). Lightly coat fillets with flour and sear until golden brown on one side (3-4 minutes).
Turn fillets over and add onions to skillet. Cook briefly until onions are translucent (about 3 minutes). Add butter, capers, wine, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
Reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes. When the sauce turns to a silky consistency, sprinkle in chopped parsley. Serve, drizzling sauce over fillets.
Turn fillets over and add onions to skillet. Cook briefly until onions are translucent (about 3 minutes). Add butter, capers, wine, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
Reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes. When the sauce turns to a silky consistency, sprinkle in chopped parsley. Serve, drizzling sauce over fillets.
