Name: Butter-Baked Tilapia and Coconut Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Olive oil, or to taste - 2 teaspoons; Long-grain rice - 1 cup; Coconut milk - 2 cups; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2 cups; Tilapia - 2 (5 ounce) fillets; Lemon-pepper seasoning, or to taste - 1 pinch; Salted butter - 1 stick

Ingredients for - Butter-Baked Tilapia and Coconut Rice

1. Olive oil, or to taste 2 teaspoons

2. Long-grain rice 1 cup

3. Coconut milk 2 cups

4. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 2 cups

5. Tilapia 2 (5 ounce) fillets

6. Lemon-pepper seasoning, or to taste 1 pinch

7. Salted butter 1 stick

How to cook deliciously - Butter-Baked Tilapia and Coconut Rice

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add rice and cook and stir until toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add coconut milk, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes.

3 . Stage

Meanwhile, season tilapia fillets with lemon-pepper seasoning on both sides. Place in a glass pan. Break the stick of butter in half and place directly on top of the fillets.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until butter is fully melted and bubbling, 5 to 7 minutes. Ladle some of the butter back over the fish and reduce the oven temperature to 330 degrees F (165 degrees C).

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until fish looks just about done, 3 to 5 minutes more. Raise the temperature back to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake until the edges start to get golden brown. Serve with rice.