Blackened Tilapia
Blackened Tilapia is coated in an easy homemade Cajun style spice rub for a flavorful tilapia recipe you'll love!
Ingredients
- 3 fillets tilapia (thawed)
- 1 1/2 TBSP chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 TBSP smoked paprika
- 1/2 TBSP onion powder
- 1/2 TBSP garlic salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp ground thyme
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 to 2 TBSP olive oil (or butter)
Instructions
- Put all the spices and herbs together in 1 small bowl and mix to combine
- Place your thawed tilapia on a plate
- Take 1/2 your spice mix and rub into each piece of tilapia all over
- Turn your tilapia over and rub the other half of the spices into the tilapia
- Cover with plastic wrap and put into your fridge 1 hour or longer
- Remove tilapia from fridge while heating 1 to 2 TBSP olive oil or butter in a large frying pan on medium high
- Place your tilapia in pan and fry 4 minutes on 1 side
- Turn over and fry 2 to 4 more minutes until fish is cooked throughout, it should flake apart easily