Crab stuffed Tilapia is a very tasty dish and it includes soft crab meat as well as spicy cayenne pepper. It is a good alternative for routine crab dishes and it is very suitable for weekend dinners.
Ingredients
- 1 can of drained and chipped crab meat
- 1/4 tablespoon of freshly ground cayenne pepper
- 4 tablespoons of fresh butter
- 1 onion
- 1 rib celery
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup of parsley
- 1/2 cup of bread crumbs
- Paprika powder
- 6 tilapia fillets
- Melted butter
Method
- Chop the onion taken into thin and long pieces.(It is good if you take a small onion)
- Finely chop the celery into fine pieces.
- Fry onion pieces and celery pieces in a frying pan with butter and continue it till they become tender.
- Add parsley to this fried vegetables and fry for a minute.
- Put off the flame and remove the pan from stove. Add this fried mixture to bread crums and crab meat and stir well.
- Take Tilapia fillets in a plate and spread the crab meat mixture over them and roll the meat pieces.
- Now grease an oven pan and place the stuffed Tilapia fillets over it.
- Sprinkle some paprika powder and melted butter over these pieces.
- Place the oven pan in the oven and bake them at a heat of 400 degree Fahrenheit for about 25 minutes.
- The tasty crab stuffed Tilapia is ready to serve and it tastes better if eaten after sitting for 30 minutes.
