Tilapia Honduras Style

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 1/2 lbs tilapia fillets
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour (or bread crumbs)
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
• 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, mix together all dry spices.
• 2 sprinkle seasonings evenly over both sides of tilapia fillets (this can be done hours before you are ready to cook the fillets).
• 3 in a large skillet, heat olive oil and sauté garlic and onions until just tender.
• 4 in a shallow bowl, whisk eggs well.
• 5 in another shallow bowl, season the flour (or bread crumbs) to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6 working with only a few pieces at a time, dip seasoned fillets in flour, then in beaten eggs, then again in flour.
• 7 sauté the fillets in the seasoned oil for 2 minutes on each side, adding more oil if needed.
• 8 remove to a plate to keep warm and repeat the process until all fillets are cooked.
• 9 serve immediately.