Super Delish! Macadamia Nut Crusted Tilapia

Barbo · 04-17-2008, 08:48 PM

We need more fish in our diet and I am not much of a fish chef in spite
of the fact the DH is an avid fisherman all late spring and summer.
Well I bought some wonderful looking tilapia at CostCo. It was so good
I couldn't believe I cooked it.

Macadamia Crusted Tilapia
Pre-heat oven to 350
Get a large non-stick baking pan and place a nice big lump of butter
in it along with 2-3 tbs. olive oil. Get the fat hot

Get out three dishes, one for your crumbs, one for the beaten egg,
and one for the crushed macadamia nuts.
For crumbs I use a bag of plain pork rinds, onion and garlic powder,
coarse black pepper, a dash of creole seasoning and put it all in
the food processor and whirl until the crumbs are to your liking.
Place it in a freezer bag and keep in freezer until you have use for it.

Pat the fish dry with paper towels. Dip in egg, then crumbs, then
macadamia nuts, keep it up until all is used up. By now your fat and
your oven should be ready. Lay the fish in the pan, not touching each
other and bake at 350 for 10 minutes and turn heat up to 400 degrees
and cook another 10 minutes.

We had this with our favorite slaw recipe and some greens from our
garden. It is so good.

Soobee · 04-18-2008, 05:26 AM

Barbo, were you nuts in small pieces or finely ground?

Cap57 · 04-18-2008, 05:27 AM

Sounds delicious Barbo! Did you turn the fish at all?
Does it brown on both sides?
I'm not a pork rind fan, but I like whizzing up a Joseph's LC flatbread in the food processor to make bread crumbs, so I would probably sub that.
I do love macadamia nuts!
Thanks for the recipe!

rosethorns · 04-18-2008, 07:33 AM

This sound wonderful Barbo. I'm very allergic to talapia. I eat alot of other wonderful fish as long as it is wild caught. Orange roughy,sea bass, striper, flounder, trout . i love fish.

lcmiller461 · 04-19-2008, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Sounds delicious Barbo! Did you turn the fish at all?
Does it brown on both sides?

I'm also interested to know the answer.

Barbo · 04-19-2008, 11:30 AM

They were small chunks. I think this recipe would work for any firm fish.

I did NOT turn the fish. It was just so good. I will be making this at
least 2-3 times a month. Make certain that your fat is vey hot before
putting the fish in the pan.

Charski · 04-19-2008, 11:44 AM

ANY kind of fish is yummy with the macadamia nuts, IMHO!

I've done halibut, snapper, any white fish really.

YUMMy, Barbo!

Cap57 · 04-19-2008, 11:51 AM

Thanks for the clarification about cooking, Barbo.

I agree about nuts and fish, Charski. I use almonds along with LC bread crumbs and spices as a topping for baked haddock, and a local restaurant used to serve a pistachio-encrusted salmon with a tomato-basil compound butter that was amazing. I could probably use Barbo's method for the salmon, if I could figure out the butter.

The older I get, the more I love fish!

PalmTreeGal · 09-20-2008, 05:38 PM

Been meaning to make this one - how do you crush the macadamia nuts? In the food processor? I don't have one - I have a blender, a coffee grinder that I use for flax, and a stand mixer with all kinds of attachments that my DH knows how to use.

Barbo · 09-20-2008, 07:55 PM

I used to place them in a heavy paper sack.
Then start whacking them with the flat side of my
meat tenderizer until they were they way I wanted them.
My gosh that was a very long time ago.

PalmTreeGal · 09-20-2008, 08:27 PM

Only 5 months ago!

I had marked the thread because it looked yummy but I was on Induction at the time so nut free.

Now that I'm eating more variety and have tilapia in the freezer it's a go!

04-17-2008, 08:48 PM	#1
Barbo MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern Ca. San Juan Capistrano Posts: 1,159 Gallery: Barbo Stats: 225/149/140 WOE: Low Carb Diabetic Plan Start Date: August 2005	Super Delish! Macadamia Nut Crusted Tilapia We need more fish in our diet and I am not much of a fish chef in spite of the fact the DH is an avid fisherman all late spring and summer. Well I bought some wonderful looking tilapia at CostCo. It was so good I couldn't believe I cooked it. Macadamia Crusted Tilapia Pre-heat oven to 350 Get a large non-stick baking pan and place a nice big lump of butter in it along with 2-3 tbs. olive oil. Get the fat hot Get out three dishes, one for your crumbs, one for the beaten egg, and one for the crushed macadamia nuts. For crumbs I use a bag of plain pork rinds, onion and garlic powder, coarse black pepper, a dash of creole seasoning and put it all in the food processor and whirl until the crumbs are to your liking. Place it in a freezer bag and keep in freezer until you have use for it. Pat the fish dry with paper towels. Dip in egg, then crumbs, then macadamia nuts, keep it up until all is used up. By now your fat and your oven should be ready. Lay the fish in the pan, not touching each other and bake at 350 for 10 minutes and turn heat up to 400 degrees and cook another 10 minutes. We had this with our favorite slaw recipe and some greens from our garden. It is so good. __________________ Barbo

04-19-2008, 11:30 AM	#6
Barbo MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern Ca. San Juan Capistrano Posts: 1,159 Gallery: Barbo Stats: 225/149/140 WOE: Low Carb Diabetic Plan Start Date: August 2005	Macadamia Nuts They were small chunks. I think this recipe would work for any firm fish. I did NOT turn the fish. It was just so good. I will be making this at least 2-3 times a month. Make certain that your fat is vey hot before putting the fish in the pan.

09-20-2008, 07:55 PM	#10
Barbo MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern Ca. San Juan Capistrano Posts: 1,159 Gallery: Barbo Stats: 225/149/140 WOE: Low Carb Diabetic Plan Start Date: August 2005	Crushing nuts without a food processor. I used to place them in a heavy paper sack. Then start whacking them with the flat side of my meat tenderizer until they were they way I wanted them. My gosh that was a very long time ago.

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04-18-2008, 05:26 AM	#2
Soobee Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 932 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	Barbo, were you nuts in small pieces or finely ground?

04-18-2008, 05:27 AM	#3
Cap57 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 1,281 Gallery: Cap57 Stats: 150/130/130 (5'8") WOE: Atkins maintenance Start Date: Sept. 2003 starting over 7/07	Sounds delicious Barbo! Did you turn the fish at all? Does it brown on both sides? I'm not a pork rind fan, but I like whizzing up a Joseph's LC flatbread in the food processor to make bread crumbs, so I would probably sub that. I do love macadamia nuts! Thanks for the recipe!

04-18-2008, 07:33 AM	#4
rosethorns Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: washington Posts: 835 Gallery: rosethorns Stats: 252/161/150 WOE: atkins I eat non allergic food Start Date: restarted 1-07	This sound wonderful Barbo. I'm very allergic to talapia. I eat alot of other wonderful fish as long as it is wild caught. Orange roughy,sea bass, striper, flounder, trout . i love fish.

04-19-2008, 11:44 AM	#7
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Central Coastal CA Posts: 10,232 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/130/150 goal 5'5" 54 years young WOE: ATKINS! now and always.... Start Date: 5/03	ANY kind of fish is yummy with the macadamia nuts, IMHO! I've done halibut, snapper, any white fish really. YUMMy, Barbo!

04-19-2008, 11:51 AM	#8
Cap57 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 1,281 Gallery: Cap57 Stats: 150/130/130 (5'8") WOE: Atkins maintenance Start Date: Sept. 2003 starting over 7/07	Thanks for the clarification about cooking, Barbo. I agree about nuts and fish, Charski. I use almonds along with LC bread crumbs and spices as a topping for baked haddock, and a local restaurant used to serve a pistachio-encrusted salmon with a tomato-basil compound butter that was amazing. I could probably use Barbo's method for the salmon, if I could figure out the butter. The older I get, the more I love fish!

09-20-2008, 05:38 PM	#9
PalmTreeGal MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MD Posts: 1,942 Gallery: PalmTreeGal Stats: 181/165/120 WOE: LC eclectic Start Date: 9/1/08	Been meaning to make this one - how do you crush the macadamia nuts? In the food processor? I don't have one - I have a blender, a coffee grinder that I use for flax, and a stand mixer with all kinds of attachments that my DH knows how to use.

09-20-2008, 08:27 PM	#11
PalmTreeGal MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MD Posts: 1,942 Gallery: PalmTreeGal Stats: 181/165/120 WOE: LC eclectic Start Date: 9/1/08	Only 5 months ago! I had marked the thread because it looked yummy but I was on Induction at the time so nut free. Now that I'm eating more variety and have tilapia in the freezer it's a go!