tilapia TV dinner

prep time 10 minutes

cook time 20 minutes

total time 30 minutes

serves two people as a tv snack or one person as the protien part of a meal

tips: prep during early commercials and snack during the second half of the show. touch your fingers to stainless steel before washing them to get rid of the garlic smell. the smoked paprika emulates the Brazilian wood fire cooking method and allows easy cooing indoors at night. this recipe can also be used to makes kitchen smell wonderful!

this recipe transforms ordinary frozen tilapia into an incredible version of a brazilian seafood churrasco indoors in a toaster oven with zero mess... the recipe is based on the cavaquina recipe I made after talking to the chef at one of my favorite seafood restaurants, siri mole, in rio de janiero, brazil; it is based on the perfect combination of garlic and olive oil on seafood charred over a wood grill...

2 high quality, individually wrapped, frozen tilapia filets

1 clove garlic

dark, high quality italian olive oil (not portuguese or Spanish - they have a different flavor profile)

kosher salt

oregano

smoked paprika

knife, cutting board, water bowl, aluminum foil, pie tin, toaster oven

• 1. fill the water bowl with room temperature water

  2. place the filets in the water to defrost

  3. check to be sure the pie tin fits in the toaster oven

  4. line pie tin with a double layer of foil

  5. mince garlic on the cutting board

  6. crush the minced garlic to a liquid using the back of the knife

  7. preheat toaster oven to 400 to 425 degrees

  8. for 20 to 30 minutes, remove the filets from the water

  9. unwrap the thawed filets and pat them dry with a paper towel

  10. place the filets in the lined pie tin

  11. drizzle filets with a light coating olive oil and rub all over the filets

  12. finely crush a pinch of oregano between your fingers and sprinkle it on the filets

  13. turn over filets and administer another pinch of oregano

  14. apply a few pinches of the smoked paprika, dusting both sides

  15. add a few pinches of the kosher salt to each side as well

  16. place in the toaster oven for 20 minutes or so until the edges just brown

  17. serve on tin foil with a fork

Buffalo NY, T Morahan as made 29APR14 1100 hrs