Baking Whole Tilapia 

Tilapia is a low calorie and high in protein fish. It contains vitamin D, E and good source of omega -3 fatty acids. It has a mild taste. If you don’t enjoy strong fishy taste this fish is good for you.
And yes, it is bony but easy to take the bones out before you eat.
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Ingredients:
2 ea. (2 Lb. each.) Tilapia ( bought already trimmed and cleaned and scaled)
1 bunch of parsley well washed and separated from stamps
1 bunch dill well rinsed and minced really small
2 Lemons
4 cloves of garlic (minced)
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. Lime flavored hot chili sauce
2 Tbsps. Apple cider vinegar
Salt as desired
Freshly grounded peppercorn
1 small red onion sliced

 Making:
In a bowl bring together minced dill, 1 Tbsp. Olive oil, minced garlic, vinegar and chili sauce mix well and set aside. (This is a marinade)
Rinse the fishes well especially inner part brush out any leftover from the cleaning
Place them in a Pyrex oven safe dish and coat both side of the fishes with olive oil thoroughly.
Make long 4 slits with a sharp knife on each side of the fish and sprinkle some salt and pepper.
Slice the onions and lemons, rinse the parsley well and stem them set-aside.
Brush the dill mixture all over the fishes inside out really well. (this is a marinade that meat absorb the taste and aroma of the dill mixture in well.) Keep in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Fill inside the fishes with lemon slices, parsley and onion slices.
​Spread the left over parsley, lemon slice and onion around the fishes.
Bake the fishes in 400 F for 15 to 20 minutes.
(20 Minutes is the max. when top of the fish get browned, it is generally cooked) Check at 15th minute with fork if cooked.
I served with homemade pita bread, chopped tomatoes and romaine lettuces.
​ If you are hungry enough, one fish is really enjoyable, yet one of them shared half and half with my husband usually enough for a dinner.

2/1/2021

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