Orange Tilapia

Had my first Christmas celebration last Sunday with my youngest and then had another on Christmas day with my Mom.  Since I did all the cooking for both, this means I’ve had “Christmas food” all week.  Am now getting a bit tired of it so even though I still have leftovers, I decided to fix some fish last night.

Have a surfeit of oranges (don’t ask) so created a new recipe.  May already be a popular one that I’ve never heard of but it’s new to me!

Anyhoo…here it is!

Ingredients:

• 4 tilapia fillets, about 6 ounces each, approximately 1 1/2 pounds total
• 2 oranges (well washed)
• Caribbean (or Jamaican) Jerk Seasoning
• Fresh Cilantro
• Cooking spray

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°

1. Lay foil on baking sheet and spray with oil.
2. Place fillets on foil.
3. Zest both oranges over the fish.
4. Cut oranges in 1/2 and squeeze the orange juice over the fillets.
5. Sprinkle to taste with the Jerk Seasoning.
6. Wrap the sides of foil up to create a steam pouch and place in oven.
7. Bake fillets for approximately 20 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
8. Sprinkle fresh chopped cilantro over cooked fish.

Notes:

• I use grape seed oil spray but you can use PAM or whatever you prefer.
• I didn’t give a measurement for the Jerk Seasoning because you are just sprinkling over the fish so you can go lightly or more heavily depending on how spicy you want.
• Baked fish is very easy to double or triple but you will need to increase your baking time by approximately 5 minutes - just keep a close eye on it.
• I made oven baked sweet potato fries to go along with the fish but you could also serve with regular fries, baked potatoes, rice…whatever you like!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask and if you try the recipe, as always, I would love any feedback you would care to give.

Yes Katie...am cooking the chicken right now...if it turns out well, I will write up and post that recipe tomorrow!