Pat dry well and make several deep diagonal cuts down to the bone on each side of the fish. In a bowl, mix the paprika, cumin, turmeric, salt, black pepper and garlic and half the cilantro and rub the mixture into the cuts and all over the fish.
Paper towelsKnifeBowl
💡The cuts let the spices into the flesh and let the heat reach the thick part, so the whole fish cooks to the bone before the skin burns.
2
Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
💡What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.
3
Fry the fish 5–6 minutes per side, until the skin is crisp and the fish is cooked through.
StoveFrying pan
4
Transfer to paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
Paper towels
5
Serve with the lemon slices and the rest of the cilantro.
232calories
26 gprotein
3 gcarbs
13 gfat
● protein 45%● carbs 6%● fat 49%
Per serving (164 g), of 4 servings
A button hides that part of the recipe, in print too. Another click brings it back. The choice is kept for this recipe.
⚖ About the ingredients
Tilapia: measured in pieces: one ≈ 170 g · 96 kcal per 100 g · More about Tilapia →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Garlic: measured in pieces: one ≈ 5 g · 149 kcal per 100 g · More about Garlic →
Cumin: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.1 g · 375 kcal per 100 g · More about Cumin →
Lemon: measured in pieces: one ≈ 58 g · 29 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →
Sweet paprika: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 7 g · 282 kcal per 100 g · More about Sweet paprika →
Turmeric: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 3 g · 312 kcal per 100 g · More about Turmeric →
Sunflower oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Sunflower oil →
🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
🧻 Consumables: Paper towels
By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.
