Pan-seared Tilapia With Chile Lime Butter

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
• 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lime zest
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh serrano chili, including seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 (5 ounce) skinless tilapia fillets
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste (i prefer kosher)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 make chile lime butter:.
• 2 stir together butter, shallot, zest, lime juice, chile and salt in a bowl.
• 3 prepare fish:.
• 4 pat fish dry and sprinkle with salt.
• 5 heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until just smoking.
• 6 saute 3 pieces of fish, using a spatula to turn once, until golden and just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes.
• 7 transfer to a plate and saute remaining fish in same manner.
• 8 serve each piece of fish with a dollop of chile lime butter.