Name: Pan-Seared Tilapia
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tilapia fillets - 4 (4 ounce); Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 4 (4 ounce); All-purpose flour - ½ cup; Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Unsalted butter, melted - 2 tablespoons; Lemon juice, or to taste (Optional) - 1 tablespoon; Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, or to taste (Optional) - 1 teaspoon; Chopped fresh thyme, or to taste (Optional) - ½ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Pan-Seared Tilapia

1. Tilapia fillets 4 (4 ounce)

2. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 4 (4 ounce)

3. All-purpose flour ½ cup

4. Olive oil 1 tablespoon

5. Unsalted butter, melted 2 tablespoons

6. Lemon juice, or to taste (Optional) 1 tablespoon

7. Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, or to taste (Optional) 1 teaspoon

8. Chopped fresh thyme, or to taste (Optional) ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Pan-Seared Tilapia

1 . Stage

Rinse tilapia fillets in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides of each fillet with salt and pepper. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2 . Stage

Place flour in a shallow dish. Gently press each fillet into the flour to coat and shake off any excess. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook tilapia fillets in the hot oil, in batches if necessary, until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4 . Stage

Brush melted butter onto the tilapia fillets in the last minute before removing from the skillet.

5 . Stage

Drizzle fillets with lemon juice and garnish with parsley and thyme. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS