Thursday, January 29, 2009

White wine tilapia on a bed of pasta... delish

Costco had Tilapia and I decided to buy some with no plan as to what I would do with it. So I went home, searched the cupboards and fridge, and ended up with a darn fantastic meal. Try it! So good...

You need:
  • 2 pieces of Tilapia
  • half bottle of white wine
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • olive oil
  • Basil and Red Pepper herbs in the tube that you can get at the grocery store (check them out at http://www.gourmetgarden.com/) you can obviously use fresh herbs instead.
  • Half stick of butter
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Half a container of wheat spaghetti
To Do:
  • Chop up the garlic and saute in a few tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan. Add quite a few twists of salt and pepper (I like to saute my spices up a bit)
  • Add about two cups of white wine and the butter. Allow to reduce for 4 or 5 minutes.
  • Start the water to boil for your spaghetti
  • Add a tablespoon or so of each of the herbs in a tube... or you can add fresh chopped herbs
  • Season with herbs, salt and pepper to taste
  • In a small bowl or cup, mix 1/2 Tbs of each herb together with some olive oil and salt and pepper. Brush this mixture on to the fish.
  • About the time you add the spaghetti to the water, put the fish in your white wine sauce pan.
  • Cut up your red bell pepper into bite sized strips, and put them in a separate frying pan with a little olive oil to give them a little cook time. After about 5 minutes you can add them with fish.
  • Once the fish start looking somewhat white, flip them over to let the other side cook (about 4-5 minutes each side)
  • If you don't have much sauce left, you can always add a little more wine and butter to increase the amount as this will become your pasta sauce.
  • When everything is done, pile up some pasta, set the fish on top, and spoon the white wine butter sauce and red bell peppers over the whole mixture. Enjoy!

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