Jalapeño Garlic Tilapia Panini

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tilapia fillets
• 1 cup club crackers, finely crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 small jalapeno, finely diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 8 slices hearty country italian bread
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 roma tomatoes, sliced thinly
• 8 slices provolone cheese

Recipe

• 1 fish:.
• 2 crush crackers and combine with pepper.
• 3 dip fish fillets into beaten egg, and then coat with cracker crumbs.
• 4 fry in 350 degree oil until breading is golden and fish flakes easily.
• 5 remove to an oven-proof plate in a warm oven.
• 6 sauce:.
• 7 melt butter on low heat. add jalapeño and garlic. sauté until jalapeño is softened, but be careful not to burn garlic.
• 8 add flour and stir while heating about a minute.
• 9 add chicken broth and cook stirring until sauce thickens. stir in sour cream.
• 10 set aside until ready to assemble the panini's.
• 11 panini:.
• 12 brush one side of each slice of bread with olive oil or spread with butter.
• 13 assemble sandwiches with oiled/buttered side of bread to the outside, layering provolone cheese, sliced tomatoes, tilapia fillet, cream sauce and final slice of bread.
• 14 spray a cast iron grill pan with cooking spray and heat to sizzling. reduce heat to medium.
• 15 place sandwich in grill pan and top with second cast iron skillet. press down lightly. (you want to smush the sandwich lightly, but not squash it completely.).
• 16 cook for 1-2 minutes, depending on the heat of your pan, until the sandwich is browned and grill marks are evident.
• 17 flip sandwich and again top with second cast iron skillet. cook for another minute or so, until fully browned.
• 18 serve warm with fresh salad or crunchy kettle-cooked chips.