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Ingredients

  • 3 whole Boneless, Skinless Tilapia Fillets
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cups Shelled Pistachios
  • 1/4 cups Cornmeal
  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Pepper
  • 1 whole Lemon

Method

  • Rinse tilapia fillets and place in a shallow bowl filled with milk.
  • Let it stand for 10 minutes, then turn over the fillets and let it stand another 10 minutes.
  • In the meantime, coarsely grind pistachios using a food processor.
  • Transfer ground up pistachips to a large plate and mix in cornmeal with a fork.
  • Heat a few tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat in a large skillet.
  • Remove the fillets from the milk one at a time and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
  • Press each side of the fillets into the pistachio mixture until each side is well coated.
  • Place fillets into the skillet and fry each side about 4 minutes, checking underneath to make sure crust is not burning.
  • When done, crust should be golden brown and fillet should be opaque and flake easily.
  • Squeeze some fresh lemon juice over each fillet and serve.