Whole Baked Tilapia - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 lb red onion, cut into 1/8-inch slices
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced gingerroot
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 large lemons
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro (or 2 Tbs.. coriander)
salt and pepper
Preparation
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In large bowl, combine onions with lemon juice and ginger. Arrange a few onion slices on the bottom of a baking dish(reserve some). Rinse Tilapia, pat dry with paper towel, brush outside with oil, lay fish on top of the onion mixture.
Cut off about 1/2 inch from each of the lemons. Stuff the fish cavity with reserved onions, lemon ends and half of the cilantro. Cut remaining lemons into thin slices; tuck slices around base of fish and sprinkle remaining cilantro over onions and lemons in dish.
Bake, uncovered, in a 400\u00b0F oven until fish temperature reaches 135\u00b0F and flesh in opaque and flaky. Gently pull off skin and serve fish with onions and a fresh lemon slice. Add salt and pepper to taste.
I think this may take 30-40 minutes*** I have not made this but my gf has :).
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