Blackened Tilapia Sandwich with Cilantro Lime Mayonnaise

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Purse Pleasers

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (51)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(51)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup sweet paprika
2 tablespoons ground thyme
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
4 (10-ounce) tilapia fillets
4 Kaiser buns, split, buttered and toasted
Cilantro Lime Mayonnaise, recipe follows
Store-bought mango salsa

Directions

In a shallow dish, combine first 6 ingredients.

Pour melted butter into another shallow dish. Dip fish fillets in melted butter and coat with seasoning mixture.

Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Cook prepared fish, in batches if necessary, 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Spread Cilantro Lime Mayonnaise evenly over toasted buns. Place blackened fish on bottom half of bun, top with mango salsa, and cover with top half of bun.

Cilantro Lime Mayonnaise:

1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Cover and chill.

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MELINDA NEWARK, DE 10-27-2009
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Spicy and delicious
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I love tilapia and I love new ways to prepare it. This one is a keeper!
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Nicole Milwaukee Wisconsin, WI 06-29-2009
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Good and Simple
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I used less Thyme as someone suggested, but i used the dried thyme and chopped it a bit. I also added black pepper, white... pepper, cayenne pepper and crushed pepper flakes. I also washed frozen fish with white vinegar, to get rid of some of the freshness. I like a lot of seasonings in my food, since I'm from the Caribbean. I let it marinate for about five (5) hours. I used white Salmon because its hard to find most types of fish at my grocery. I made fresh mango salsa since it is in season at this time in Trinidad. But instead of the Cilantro I used shadon bennie, as I read it's supposed to be similar. So all in all I pleased my boyfriend, who was reluctant at first to be eating fresh fish for a second time in the day. However, as he stated it was not fresh and the mango goes really well with fish. But I'm not sure I'd eat it without the salsa, might add some more spices next time.Read more
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AL Walnut Creek, CA 05-05-2009
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I couldn't find the sweet paprika so I used smoky paprika. Still delicious. My family just loved it, including my 11 & 14... yr old boys (which are hard to please). Definately a keeper. Read more
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Dana St Petersburg, FL 04-21-2009
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Excellente!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I didn't find it as easy to make as everyone else, and the butter made it kinda messy. But overall a great meal. Tastes great... on onion buns! Husband liked it, too. Making it again tonight. Dana from St. Petersburg, FLRead more
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lisa missouri city, TX 03-21-2009
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Too much Thyme!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I think blackened fish should be more spicy but that's just me. My husband eats blackened fish in Louisiana all the time and... he says this is how it tastes there. We did not make this with the mayo or the salsa. We were just looking for a simple blackened fish and maybe the mayo and salsa would have "masked" the heavy thyme taste. It was overbearing. I would cut the thyme in half next time. I agree that you can buy some excellent bottled cajun seasoning and I would just use that next time. I added Tony Chachere's creole seasoning to kick mine up.Read more
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DEBORAH Oakland Township, MI 03-21-2009
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Easy
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This was simple enough to do, but was just ok to me. Maybe my spices have lost their flavor because this was not that spicy... to me. Will adjust next time.Read more