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Cajun Spiced Tilapia




Cajun Spiced Tilapia/Fish fry

Quick and yummy fish fry with a flavorful blend of Cajun spices. The spice blend has a rich color and spicy . It goes well with salsa or roasted potatoes. You can use any fish of your choice. If you like breaded deep fried fish you can coat with flour or corn meal.

Ingredients
Fish-3 fillets
Cayenne Pepper- 1 tsp
Ground pepper- 1/4 tsp
Sweet Hungarian pepper- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Fennel seeds  ground- 1/2 tsp
Dried thyme- 1/2 tsp
Lemon zest- 1 tsp
Lemon juice- 1 tsp
Garlic paste- 1 tsp


Place fish on a dish and coat both sides with olive oil. Mix the garlic paste and lemon zest with the the spice rub and spread evenly on both sides and allow to marinate for 10 minutes. Shallow fry the fish 2 minutes on both sides till evenly brown and and crispy in the edges. Drizzle lemon juice before serving.

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Hope you will all enjoy!


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  1. Home Cooked foodApril 8, 2014 at 2:12 PM

    Really tempting me. Remembering my old days.

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  2. Priya SureshApril 8, 2014 at 2:19 PM

    That spices coated tilapia filet is just irresistible,very tempting and inviting..

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  3. Kitchen RhythmsApril 8, 2014 at 3:03 PM

    Sounds and looks Delicious.NEver heard of some ingredients though.

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  4. Nash NordinApril 8, 2014 at 3:27 PM

    I love tilapia! Although, I didn't really know how to cook them (with their smell and all that). This one looks good!

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  5. Sangeetha NambiApril 8, 2014 at 5:03 PM

    Super delicious

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  6. SwathiApril 8, 2014 at 5:13 PM

    Delicious yummy crispy fry Suja, Love it.

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  7. nandoos kitchenApril 8, 2014 at 5:19 PM

    tempting tilapia. Looks very spicy too.. Yumm..

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  8. Rafeeda ARApril 8, 2014 at 9:43 PM

    please pass on that plate... so good it looks...

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  9. Vimitha DuraiApril 9, 2014 at 7:50 AM

    That fry is making me drool dear

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  10. JulieApril 9, 2014 at 10:28 AM

    mouthwatering..lovely blend of spices :)

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  11. ChitraApril 11, 2014 at 5:51 AM

    Nice presentation :)

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  12. UnknownApril 12, 2014 at 12:05 PM

    Looks very delecious, wish I had some :)

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