Tilapia Topped With Shrimp Imperial Recipes

TILAPIA TOPPED WITH SHRIMP IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Dice red pepper.
• Peel, devein and dice shrimp.
• Heat butter in nonstick skillet, add red pepper and cook for 3 minutes. Add shrimp, salt and pepper to taste and cook until shrimp are just fully cooked. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool a few minutes.
• Butter a 9 X 13 casserole dish. Season fish on both sides with salt and pepper and place in dish.
• Add remaining ingredients except parmesan cheese to the pepper and shrimp mixture and mix well.
• Spread mixture equally on to the top of both filet's making sure the thickness of the topping remains equal. Sprinkle with parmesan Cheese.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cover casserole dish and bake for 18 minutes covered.
• Remove cover, place under broiler and broil on low for 5 minutes. Watch to make sure it doesn't burn.
• Switch oven back to bake at 350 degrees for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven, let rest 2 or 3 minutes and serve.

TILAPIA AND SHRIMP TACOS WITH CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• For the marinade: Pulse the lime juice, olive oil, marjoram, cilantro, red pepper flakes, garlic clove and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a mini-food processor or blender until smooth. Cut each tilapia fillet in half through the seam, separating the thicker half from the thinner. Place the tilapia and shrimp in a large resealable plastic bag and add the marinade. Toss to coat, seal and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• For the slaw: Meanwhile, toss the cabbage with 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a large bowl and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes to soften it a bit. Whisk the sour cream, jalapenos and pickling liquid in another large bowl. Toss in the seasoned shredded cabbage and stir to coat. Season with black pepper, cover and set aside.
• Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Transfer the tilapia and shrimp to a rimmed baking sheet and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Brush the fillets with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Lightly oil the grill grates.
• For the taco bar: Wrap the tortillas in foil and set to the side on the heated grill while you grill the tilapia and shrimp.
• Grill the tilapia starting with the thicker pieces, 4 minutes for the thicker fillets, 3 minutes for the thinner ones. Use a spatula to loosen the fish and gently flip. Grill until just cooked through, another 2 to 3 minutes. Grill the shrimp until opaque, 2 to 3 minutes, flipping halfway. Serve with the tortillas, slaw, scallions, radishes and salsa.

CRAB-STUFFED TILAPIA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and celery in 1/4 cup butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the crab, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, egg, pimientos and seafood seasoning. Spread 1/3 cup crab mixture over fillets. Roll up each from the pointed end; secure with toothpicks., Place seam side down in a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over fish. Sprinkle with salt and paprika., Bake, uncovered, at 400° until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 25-30 minutes. Discard toothpicks. Spoon pan juices over fish.

ALFREDO SHRIMP TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*.
• Wash and dry tilapia filets, spread with olive oil and creole seasoning, to your taste.
• Place in well oiled baking pan, bake for 8-10 minutes, until just white.
• While fish is baking, saute slivers of red pepper in 1 tbs butter,until cooked, about 5 minutes.
• Warm alfredo in a small saucepan.
• In a frypan, melt 3 tbs butter, add minced garlic and cleaned, prepared shrimp, saute for about 5 minutes.
• When fish is ready, remove from pan from oven.
• Carefully remove fillets, 4 per plate.
• Place one quarter of the red pepper slivers and one quarter of the cooked shrimp on top of fillets.
• Top with 1/4 cup of alfredo, sprinkle of grated cheese and a dusting of more creole seasoning.
• If you like, you can put this under the broiler for about a minute.

TILAPIA SCAMPI

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C); prepare a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine the butter, lemon juice, and garlic in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave in 10-second increments until the butter is completely melted and the garlic has softened, stirring between each session, about 1 minute total.
• Arrange the tilapia in the bottom of the prepared baking dish; pour the butter mixture over the fillets assuring they are all evenly covered. Sprinkle the parsley over the tilapia.
• Bake in the preheated oven, turning the fillets every 10 minutes, until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 40 minutes total.

CRAB-TOPPED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Sprinkle tilapia with pepper and salt. Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; set aside. , In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook the celery, onion and garlic in 2 teaspoons butter until tender. Stir in flour and thyme until blended. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the lemon juice, marinade for chicken and hot pepper sauce. , Remove from the heat; stir in mayonnaise until blended. Stir in crab and 3 tablespoons bread crumbs. Spoon onto fillets. Toss remaining bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over crab mixture., Cover and bake at 350° for 18 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork.