Easy tilapia for two

When thinking of what my very first recipe post should be, I knew to keep it simple stupid. But, simple is smart these days people. A meal can be delicious, fresh, AND only take 10 minutes.So here we have a quick and easy pan fried tilapia!

What you will need:

2 tilapia fillets (we buy the bag of individually sealed filets, perfect for quick meals) 

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

1 Tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning

1 Teaspoon of your favorite garlic seasoning ( I am obsessed with flavor god seasoning, which i will talk about in a future post!)

Warm up the olive oil in a 12" skillet (medium/medium high heat)

Mix the cornmeal, old bay, and garlic seasoning together on a shallow plate. Tip: Use a paper plate for this step and it makes cleanup easy peasy! 

Coat tilapia fillets thoroughly with cornmeal mixture, keeping one hand clean at all times! 

Carefully lay coated fillets in hot oil, placing them in the pan away from your body as to not splash oil. 

Cook fillet till bottom is golden, then carefully turn over and repeat! It is very easy to overcook fish, so a quick 3 minutes on each side is perfect. 

After completely golden, take fillets out of pan and place on a paper towel to get the excess oil off.

Place on a bed of your favorite veggies, rice, french fries (shh! it will be our little secret). Top with tartar sauce or our personal favorite, Franks Red Hot sauce!

Want an easy tarter sauce recipe? Well since you asked!

2 Tablespoons mayo 

1 Tablespoon sweet relish

1 Teaspoon lemon juice

It's that simple, so go have fun cooking seafood like a pro!

-AK