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This recipe has a wonderful blend of spicy and sweet, and makes the Tilapia taste more like Trout! I calculated the recipe with 1 teaspoon of brown sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper per fillet. However, when I mix the brown sugar and cayenne pepper together I make a lot more of the mixture. 2-3 Tablespoons of brown sugar and 1-2 teaspoons of cayenne pepper, more or less depending on how spicy you like it. When calculating the recipe I lowered that amount because during the cooking process this mixture will melt and start to caramelize. With 90% of it ending up on the pan and NOT on the fish. For this reason make sure to line your pan, or you are going to have a hard time removing the caramel. I tend to just rinse frozen fillets, pat dry with a paper towel, and press on a decent layer of the brown sugar/cayenne pepper mixture. I like how you can just pull them out, top them off, and stick em in the oven. Pretty hassle free! They do come out a little dry, but I think that is relatively minor. This way they form a caramelized crisp around the edges and it's just wonderful.
Was trying to think of a quick, tasty lunch & came up with this idea. I wasn't sure if the curry, Old Bay, & Creole mustard would be good together but I personally really liked it! It gave it a bit of heat & LOTS of flavor, but did not over-power the Tilapia.
My husband was born & raised in Maryland & makes the best crab cakes around. And that comes from me, who was born & raised in New Orleans. They not only taste good but you can actually taste the crab - not like alot of other recipes which add a ton of filler.
The servings may be a tad off since I had to approximate the different serving sizes since he made all three versions of this recipe, & I wasn't going to follow behind him with my scale bugging him to weigh everything. LOL.
So, if you see something not quite right, please let me know. What I'm absolutely sure of... these were delicious! (mine were oven baked).
Enjoy!
Add this filling and some crispy lettuce to a healthy bread for a filling sandwich that is good for you!
Couldn't find a thing to use for sandwich filling so went to the freezer and here is the result.
Tilapia filet seasoned with olive oil, lemon, and Greek seasoning blend. I think this actually would have less sodium content. I could not find the Spice Islands Greek Seasoning in the ingredient database so I substituted Montreal Steak Seasoning.