Recipe Introduction:
This has been one of my favorite dishes to cook and to eat, it is so special to me because it transforms an ordinary fish like Tilapia, into a crisp, juicy, citrusy, and sweet culinary delight. This can be done with ordinary ingredients like oranges, lemons and brown sugar, that most households have lying around. The Smoked Paprika Sweet Potatoes end up with a nice sweet and smokey taste, while the sautéed Zucchini adds a nice color as well as a nice crunch to the dish.
Note: Recipe formatted for four serving:
Ingredients for Citrus and Brown Sugar Tilapia:
4 Tilapia Fillet's
Zest of 1 Orange and 1 Lemon
Juice from the zested orange and lemon
1/4 Cup of flour
1/4 cup of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of butter
Salt and Pepper
1 Orange sliced into round slices
1 lemon sliced into round slices
Ingredients for Smoked Paprika Sweet Potatoes:
2 large sweet potatoes
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon of smoked paprika
salt and pepper
Ingredients for sauteed Zucchini:
2 tablespoons of olive oil
4 or 5 Zucchini's
salt and pepper
2 minced garlic cloves
Cooking Process for Smoked Paprika Sweet Potatoes:
1. Wash Sweet Potato's
2. Slice sweet potatoes in thin one inch circular slices
3. Mix sliced sweet potatoes, olive oil, smoked paprika, and salt and pepper in a mixing bowl being sure to coat sweet potatoes evenly
4 Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
5. Roast sweet potatoes on a sheet tray for 15-20 minutes, until sweet potatoes are soft and caramelized
Cooking Process for sautéed zucchini:
1. Slice Zucchini into a shape and size of your liking
2. Saute Zucchini with olive oil in a sauté pan on medium high heat
3. add salt pepper and garlic
4. plate zucchini once it is caramelized and cruncy
Cooking Process for Citrus and Brown Sugar Tilapia:
1. Combine flour, orange zest, and lemon zest in a mixing bowl
2. Dredge tilapia fillets in the flour and zest combination
3. Melt butter on high heat in a wide sauté pan
4. Sear Tilapia skin side facing up (2 minutes on each side until a golden crust is formed)
5. Turn heat to low and add orange and lemon juice to sauté pan
6. After 2 Minutes season tilapia with salt and pepper then plate Tilapia
7. Caramelize sliced oranges and lemons with remaining liquid in the pan and sprinkle the brown sugar over it
8. Once the orange and lemon slices are caramelized, use them for garnish on your plate
This has been one of my favorite dishes to cook and to eat, it is so special to me because it transforms an ordinary fish like Tilapia, into a crisp, juicy, citrusy, and sweet culinary delight. This can be done with ordinary ingredients like oranges, lemons and brown sugar, that most households have lying around. The Smoked Paprika Sweet Potatoes end up with a nice sweet and smokey taste, while the sautéed Zucchini adds a nice color as well as a nice crunch to the dish.
Note: Recipe formatted for four serving:
Ingredients for Citrus and Brown Sugar Tilapia:
4 Tilapia Fillet's
Zest of 1 Orange and 1 Lemon
Juice from the zested orange and lemon
1/4 Cup of flour
1/4 cup of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of butter
Salt and Pepper
1 Orange sliced into round slices
1 lemon sliced into round slices
Ingredients for Smoked Paprika Sweet Potatoes:
2 large sweet potatoes
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon of smoked paprika
salt and pepper
Ingredients for sauteed Zucchini:
2 tablespoons of olive oil
4 or 5 Zucchini's
salt and pepper
2 minced garlic cloves
Cooking Process for Smoked Paprika Sweet Potatoes:
1. Wash Sweet Potato's
2. Slice sweet potatoes in thin one inch circular slices
3. Mix sliced sweet potatoes, olive oil, smoked paprika, and salt and pepper in a mixing bowl being sure to coat sweet potatoes evenly
4 Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
5. Roast sweet potatoes on a sheet tray for 15-20 minutes, until sweet potatoes are soft and caramelized
Cooking Process for sautéed zucchini:
1. Slice Zucchini into a shape and size of your liking
2. Saute Zucchini with olive oil in a sauté pan on medium high heat
3. add salt pepper and garlic
4. plate zucchini once it is caramelized and cruncy
Cooking Process for Citrus and Brown Sugar Tilapia:
1. Combine flour, orange zest, and lemon zest in a mixing bowl
2. Dredge tilapia fillets in the flour and zest combination
3. Melt butter on high heat in a wide sauté pan
4. Sear Tilapia skin side facing up (2 minutes on each side until a golden crust is formed)
5. Turn heat to low and add orange and lemon juice to sauté pan
6. After 2 Minutes season tilapia with salt and pepper then plate Tilapia
7. Caramelize sliced oranges and lemons with remaining liquid in the pan and sprinkle the brown sugar over it
8. Once the orange and lemon slices are caramelized, use them for garnish on your plate