Pan-Seared Tilapia

Pan-Seared Tilapia

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
15 min
4 servings
249 kcal / serving

Learn how to cook tilapia with this simple, 15-minute recipe for pan-seared tilapia. This easy method produces delicious, flavorful fillets the whole family will enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 4tilapia fillets
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ cupall-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoonolive oil
  • 2 tablespoonsunsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoonlemon juice, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoonchopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, or to taste
  • ½ teaspoonchopped fresh thyme, or to taste

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather the ingredients.

  2. 2

    Rinse tilapia fillets in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides of each fillet with salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Place flour in a shallow dish. Gently press each fillet into the flour to coat and shake off any excess.

  4. 4

    Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook tilapia fillets in the hot oil, in batches if necessary, until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side.

  5. 5

    Brush melted butter onto the tilapia fillets in the last minute before removing from the skillet. Drizzle fillets with lemon juice and garnish with parsley and thyme.