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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By CookManook
on June 10, 2013
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The recipe is absolutely perfect. Authentic blackened taste. I don't believe it says to do this on the recipe, but I poured my remaining butter on the skillet before laying the fish down, that's when the aroma really came out. The entire first floor of my house smelled like a Cajun restaurant, so make sure your hood is turned on to its highest setting.
Beautiful taste, and very fun to cook.
By mike.fitzgerald_1
Houston, Texas
on May 15, 2013
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@renate007_12834588 I made this EXACTLY as the recipe dictated and not only did the blackening seasoning stick but this is one of the best blackened tilapia recipes out there. I question your bad rating as there was none of the problems you mentioned. I would also suggest you season your cast iron as I can cook an egg in my 70 year old pan and it won't stick.
By rforgy@cisco.com
San Jose
on March 11, 2013
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Very good & easy. Didn't have the mango salsa but didn't miss it. Perfect for a busy weekday meal.
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