Lemon Butter Baked Tilapia

I have read that we should be eating more fish to enhance our memory capabilities (or take fish supplement capsules, but then you have the side effect of fish burps - yuck). I like fish; Tilapia fillets were on sale at Ralphs; so, let's have fish - and keep it simple.

Pre-heat your convection oven to 350 degrees.

Wash and pat dry the fish fillets (you can use tilapia, dover sole, or any other thin, mellow white fish). Melt a couple pats of butter in your baking dish. Rub the fish fillets in the melted butter, turn and rub the other side in the butter. Using a cheesecloth or something similar to keep the seeds from falling onto the fillets, squeeze half a fresh lime (preferably one that you just picked from the lime tree in the front yard - or use a store bought lime, or even a lemon if you must) over the fish, turn the fillets again and squeezing second half of the lime. Lastly, salt and pepper each side of the fillets. Basically that's it!

During this process, you are just continually rubbing the fillets in the butter and lime mixture - not a bad thing at all.

Put the baking dish in the pre-heated oven and bake, uncovered, for about 3 - 4 minutes (depending on the thickness of the fish). Turn, and bake for another 3 - 4 minutes. The fish should be flaky and when pushed, should ooze clear liquid. If the liquid is milky, the fish isn't quite done.
I suggest serving the fish over a scoop of rice, and drizzle the lemon butter over the fish and rice. And why not enjoy it with some asparagus?! And, I'm guessing this meal might even be healthy for you, unlike many of my suggestions.






YUMMY!