Zesty Tilapia

Ingredients:

*tilapia

*S & P

*fresh garlic

*powdered garlic

*red pepper flakes

*cumin

*lime

*yellow and red bell peppers

* 1/4 c tomato

*butter

*olive oil

Season tilapia with

S & P

cumin

pepper flakes

garlic powder

In a small fry pan,

saute garlic, tomato and bell pepper in 1 tbsp olive oil. Set aside.

In a medium non stick frying pan,

heat 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil in medium hight heat.

Place fish in pan a few minutes on one side. Flip over and squeeze lime on fish. Cook thoroughly and top with bell pepper, tomato, garlic mixture. Garnish with italian parsley. Great served with steamed rice.

Depending on the size of your tilapia, each tilapia filet usually will serve one. These tilipia were large so each one served one person.

Tilapia is a very common fish eaten in the Philippines. I remember it being fried very crispy, whole. It didn't get very popular in the U.S. until about 10 years ago. I only saw them being carried in the Filipino stores prior to that.

Then I started seeing them being sold in the regular grocery stores for .99 cents per fish. Today, I see them on sale for 4.99 - 5.99 a pound!