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Friday, April 10, 2015

Achiote Tilapia (super Simple)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 ounce red achiote paste
  • 2 teaspoons salad oil
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lime, juice only
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider (may sub apple juice)
  • 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce (may sub jugo seasoning if you have it)
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 lb thin tilapia fillet

Recipe

  • 1 mix achiote paste together all ingredients down to the salt/pepper.
  • 2 place fish in a shallow baking dish and pour achiote marinade over top.
  • 3 cover dish and place in fridge for 2 hours.
  • 4 remove fish from marinade (discard marinade) and place fish on cookie sheet; let stand at room temp for 15 minutes.
  • 5 turn oven broiler to high and let heat up for 3-5 minutes.
  • 6 place fish under the broiler until cooked (it will flake easily and be opaque in color), approx 5-7 minutes depending upon the heat of oven and the thickness of the fish.
  • 7 serve fillets atop saffron rice or serve in corn torillas for excellent fish tacos.

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