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    You are here: Home / Cooking Times / b) 30 - 60 mins / Baked Whole Tilapia with Butter & Herbs

    Baked Whole Tilapia with Butter & Herbs

    28 November 2011 - By Michelle Minnaar
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    Recently fresh tilapia has become available in British supermarkets.

    The fish is old news to Asia and USA, who have been exporting the frozen goods to UK. Now The Fish Company started farming tilapia in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and the fish are fed 100% GM free food.

    There are plenty of good things about tilapia. For example, it is:

    • Usually cheaper than other fish
    • Available all year round
    • British produce
    • Fed on sustainable feed
    • Not hormone treated
    • Full of protein
    • Low in fat

    Before you rush out to buy a pile of the stuff, hold your horses! If something sounds too good to be true, there is usually a catch.

    Wikipedia, Science Daily and other sites suggest that eating tilapia could actually be bad for your health. It appears to contain more omega-6 then omega-3 oils, and this particular cocktail can potentially affect a human’s metabolism. Of course, there are others who don’t agree at all.

    The reality is that scientific minds are always going to differ so the choice is up to you whether you eat it or not. My rule of thumb? Eat all things in moderation.

    Some people loathe the “muddy” taste of tilapia and others don’t have a problem with it. This recipe is plain and simple to follow and allows you to experience the fish’s full flavours. Why not try it and let me know what you think?

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    Tilapia Baked Whole

    Baked Whole Tilapia with Butter & Herbs


    ★★★★★

    5 from 2 reviews

    • Author: Michelle Minnaar
    • Total Time: 40 minutes
    • Yield: 2 1x
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    Description

    A fish called Tilapia, is becoming more commonly available in the UK.


    Ingredients

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    • 30g (2 tbsp) butter, plus extra to grease
    • 2 whole tilapia, cleaned and de-scaled
    • 60ml (4 tbsp) mixed herbs

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C/400°F/gas 6).
    2. Line a roasting tin large enough to hold the fish with a lightly buttered sheet of foil.
    3. Rub the fish inside and out with salt and pepper and put in the foil-lined tin.
    4. Mix the butter and herbs then spread half the butter mixture inside each fish.
    5. Cover the tilapia with foil and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the thickest part flakes easily when tested with a knife.
    6. Carefully lift the fish on to a board and peel away the skin from the upper surface, the turn it around and remove the skin from the other side. Serve immediately.

    Notes

    • Serve with a crispy salad and a jacket potato.
    • In this case I used just tarragon but you can use the following herbs too: chervil, thyme, oregano and parsley. 
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 30 minutes

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 127.2
    • Calories: 195
    • Sodium: 122 mg
    • Fat: 12.5 g
    • Saturated Fat: 7.7 g
    • Protein: 21.1 g
    • Cholesterol: 86 mg

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    Comments

    1. Konnie

      November 30, 2011 at 10:48 pm

      here in the states it's mostly sold frozen. here is the first recipe the grocery store was handing out when
      it first started being sold here in the midwest.

      baking dish.
      1/2 c. lemon juice in the bottom of the dish
      place frozen fillets in the bottom next to each other, not stacked.
      sprinkle with paprika and dried chives
      cover with creamy white italian salad dressing
      cover with aluminum foil
      bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

      my kids loved it, and a no fuss meal.

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    2. myfudo

      December 01, 2011 at 3:22 am

      I never tried Tilapia other than fried. The crispy fried type is a knockout in our Fish Friday Dinners. I am intrigued by this new way of serving this fish. I think I will try this out some time. I would love to taste the garlic butter sauce. Thanks for opening new avenues to this fish :0)

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      • michelle

        April 12, 2017 at 10:37 pm

        Oooh, fried tilapia sounds interesting!

        ★★★★★

        Reply
    3. Erin O'Reilly

      August 06, 2017 at 12:19 am

      Am going to try this tonight with a whole tilapia we picked up down on the pier! Thanks for making it easy!

      Reply
    4. Jeff Brown

      April 06, 2018 at 7:00 pm

      I just made this, havung bought whole fish at the grocery and not knowing how to cook them. It turned out so good, this is going to become a weekly meal for myself.

      ★★★★★

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      • michelle

        April 06, 2018 at 9:27 pm

        if you like this recipe, ty my whole baked sea bass

        Reply
    5. Judy

      August 03, 2018 at 9:23 am

      What spices do you use?

      Reply
      • michelle

        August 05, 2018 at 9:41 pm

        Hi Judy, I've used fresh tarragon 🙂

        Reply

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