Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cajun onion-crusted tilapia. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cajun Onion-Crusted Tilapia is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Cajun Onion-Crusted Tilapia is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have cajun onion-crusted tilapia using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun Onion-Crusted Tilapia:

1. Make ready 6 tilapia filets
2. Get 3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
3. Prepare 1 can crispy fried onions
4. Make ready 2 tbsp cajun seasoning
5. Make ready 1 tbsp garlic powder
6. Make ready 1 tbsp onion powder
7. Make ready 1 tbsp dried parsley
8. Take 2 tsp cayenne pepper
9. Prepare 2 tsp ground white pepper
10. Take 1 sea salt
11. Prepare 3 eggs
12. Prepare 3 tbsp buttermilk
13. Make ready 1/2 cup flour

Steps to make Cajun Onion-Crusted Tilapia:

1. Combine breadcrumbs and dried spices in a mixing bowl. Crush the fried onions into the mixture.
2. Whisk 3 eggs and buttermilk together in a small bowl to a smooth consistency.
3. Set up a 3 step breading station in the following order. Flour - Egg Wash - Breadcrumbs.
4. Use your left hand to dredge each filet in flour and shake off the excess. Drop in the egg wash bowl without getting your left hand wet.
5. With your right hand, coat each filet with egg wash, and let the excess drip off before dropping it in the flour without getting flour on your hand.
6. Use your left hand, the dry hand, to fully coat each filet. Place each breaded filet on a sheet tray that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
7. Bake at 400° for approximately ten minutes or until thermometer reaches 145° and breading is golden and crispy.
8. Alternatively, you could fry the tilapia.
9. Garnish with scallions.
10. Variations; Chives, fresh herbs, mustard, shallots, ground coriander seed, ground celery seed, allspice

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