Pecan Crusted Tilapia

Last night for dinner I tried a new recipe, and boy am I glad that I did.  I picked up some Tilapia from Kroger and it was the individually wrapped ones.  They were really easy to use.  I found this recipe a couple of months ago from "What's for Dinner?" and have been wanting to try it, but have been quite busy and kept forgetting to buy the fish.  So when I finally bought I now wish I had picked up the fish earlier because this dish is probably one of my favorites.  It had a great combination of flavors and I especially like the breading on this.  The pecans and buttermilk really add a great taste.  The other great thing is that the Tilapia is a very mild tasting fish and you can't even tell it is fish.  But if you don't like fish, try this breading with Chicken, I think it would be just as good. 

Prep: 5 min.  Cook:  6-10 min.

Servings: 4

 1/2 C dry breadcrumbs

2 T. finely chopped pecans

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/2 C low-fat buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon hot sauce

3 T. all-purpose flour

4 (6 oz) tilapia or red snapper fillets

1 T vegetable oil, divided

4 lemon wedges

• Combine Bread Crumbs, Pecans, Salt, Garlic Powder, and Pepper in a shallow dish.  
• Mix together Buttermilk and Hot Sauce in a separate small bowl.
• In another shallow dish add the flour.

• Coat each Fillet with flour, then dip in buttermilk mix, and then coat with the bread crumb mixture.
• Heat Oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Place the fillets in the oil and cook for about 3 minutes on each side, or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

• Serve with Lemon Wedges.

 My Note:  This is a quite easy recipe to make.  I only used 1/2 of the hot sauce called for because I was afraid it was going to be too hot for my girls to eat, but I couldn't taste any type of kick so it might not be hot if all the hot sauce was added.   I also used Olive Oil instead of Vegetable Oil, and I had to use more than was called for.  The fish started to stick a little, so I just poured some more oil in.  I did serve with Lemon Slices, but the fish was so good that only one of my daughters put the lemon on her fish, the rest of us used the lemon in our water instead.

To see the post from "What's for Dinner?" and see her comments on this dish go over Here.