Tilapia in a creamy garlic sauce is a great option for a quick dinner. We will mix the breadcrumbs with grated parmesan and season with paprika. We roll the tilapia fillets in this breading mixture and put them in the oven. The tilapia will be soft on the inside and crispy on the outside with a tangy flavor thanks to the parmesan and paprika. And while the fish is baking in the oven, poach the garlic in butter, mix it with cream and make an awesome cream-garlic sauce.
It’s very appetizing, and most importantly quick and easy.
🥣 Ingredients
For 4 servings:
- 4 tilapia fillets (about 500 g (18 oz) total weight)
- 50 g (1,8 oz) unsalted butter
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 tsp. sweet paprika
- 3 garlic cloves
- 70 g (2,5 oz) Parmesan cheese (or Grana Padano cheese)
- 30 g (1,1 oz) breadcrumbs
- 100 ml (6,8 tbsp) heavy cream (30%+)
- 1 tbsp olive oil (extra-virgin)
- 2-3 stalks of parsley
🔪Step by step Directions
⏱ Cooking time — 20 minutes overall. Includes 15 minutes of preparation and cooking + 5 minutes unattended.
Preheat the oven to 200 ° C / 400 ° F, mode top + bottom + fan (convection).
Frozen tilapia should be thawed beforehand. To do this, move it from the freezer to the refrigerator the day before cooking and then take it out of the refrigerator 40 minutes before cooking. A quicker way to defrost is to put the frozen fish in a bowl of cold water and let it thaw. This method will take you about an hour.
Prepare the breading mixture. To do this, mix 30 g (1,1 oz) of breadcrumbs, grate 70 g (2,5 oz) of Parmesan on a fine grater, add 1 tsp of paprika, salt with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir to mix.
Finely chop the parsley greens and add to the breading mixture.
Brush all sides of the tilapia with 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
Roll the tilapia in the breadcrumbs on all sides and place on a baking tray.
Bake in the preheated oven for 12-14 minutes.
In the meantime, let’s make the sauce.
Finely chop 3 garlic cloves.
Melt 50g (1,8 oz) of butter over a low heat in a small saucepan. Add the garlic and stew for 3 to 4 minutes, but do not overcook.
Pour 100 ml (6,8 tbsp) of cream into a saucepan and stir until it boils. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon, salt to taste and stir.
When the tilapia is ready – take it out of the oven, spread it on plates, pour the sauce and serve.
Parmesan crusted tilapia with creamy garlic sauce
Ingredients
- 4 tilapia fillets
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 1/2 lemon (juice only)
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 3 cloves garlic
- 70 g parmesan cheese (or grand padano)
- 30 g breadcrumbs (panko or any other)
- 100 ml heavy cream (30%+ fat)
- 1 tbsp. olive oil (extra virgin)
- 2-3 stalks parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 ° C / 400 ° F, mode top + bottom + fan (convection).
- Prepare the breading mixture. To do this, grate 70g of Parmesan on a fine grater, mix with breadcrumbs, add 1 tsp of paprika, finely chopped parsley greens, salt with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir to mix.
- Brush all sides of the tilapia with 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil. Roll in the breadcrumbs on all sides and place on a baking tray. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-14 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the sauce.Finely chop 3 cloves of garlic. Melt 50g of butter in a small saucepan over a low heat. Add the garlic and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes, without browning. Pour 100 ml of cream into a saucepan and cook stirring until it boils. Squeeze out the juice of half a lemon, salt to taste and stir.
- When the tilapia is ready – take it out of the oven, spread it on plates, pour the sauce and serve.
