Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, cajun onion-crusted tilapia. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cajun onion-crusted tilapia using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Cajun Onion-Crusted Tilapia:
- Make ready 6 tilapia filets
- Prepare 3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
- Get 1 can crispy fried onions
- Make ready 2 tbsp cajun seasoning
- Prepare 1 tbsp garlic powder
- Prepare 1 tbsp onion powder
- Get 1 tbsp dried parsley
- Take 2 tsp cayenne pepper
- Prepare 2 tsp ground white pepper
- Prepare 1 sea salt
- Prepare 3 eggs
- Prepare 3 tbsp buttermilk
- Make ready 1/2 cup flour
Instructions to make Cajun Onion-Crusted Tilapia:
- Combine breadcrumbs and dried spices in a mixing bowl. Crush the fried onions into the mixture.
- Whisk 3 eggs and buttermilk together in a small bowl to a smooth consistency.
- Set up a 3 step breading station in the following order. Flour - Egg Wash - Breadcrumbs.
- Use your left hand to dredge each filet in flour and shake off the excess. Drop in the egg wash bowl without getting your left hand wet.
- With your right hand, coat each filet with egg wash, and let the excess drip off before dropping it in the flour without getting flour on your hand.
- Use your left hand, the dry hand, to fully coat each filet. Place each breaded filet on a sheet tray that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Bake at 400° for approximately ten minutes or until thermometer reaches 145° and breading is golden and crispy.
- Alternatively, you could fry the tilapia.
- Garnish with scallions.
- Variations; Chives, fresh herbs, mustard, shallots, ground coriander seed, ground celery seed, allspice
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