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Sautéed Tilapia with White Wine & Lemon Sauce

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This Sautéed Tilapia with White Wine & Lemon Sauce is a perfect example of how simple ingredients can come together to create a restaurant-quality meal at home.
Course Main Course
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 Tilapia Fillets
  • Kosher salt and pepper
  • 1 small shallot minced
  • 1/3 cup white wine
  • 1 tablespoons butter
  • Juice from ½ large lemon
  • 1 tsp fresh parsley minced

Instructions

  • Add flour in shallow baking dish or pie plate and set aside.
  • Season both sides of fish with salt & pepper and let stand for about 5 minutes.
  • Coat both sides of fillet with flour and shake off excess and place them on a separate plate.
  • Heat Olive Oil over high heat in a large nonstick skillet until oil is shimmering, but not smoking, reduce temperature to medium high.
  • Saute fillets, 3 – 4 minutes on each side, reducing temperature to medium half way through.
  • Move fish to platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
  • Add butter to pan to melt.
  • Add shallots and sauté for about 2 minutes.
  • Slowly add white wine and cook to reduce liquid, about 2 – 4 minutes.
  • Remove pan from burner and pour sauce into a jar or sauce dish, through a small strainer to discard shallot.
  • Whisk in lemon and parsley into the sauce.
  • Pour sauce over fish and serve.