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Fried Lemon-Rosemary Tilapia
 
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes
Cook Time: 12 Minutes
Ready In: 13 Minutes
Servings: 4
Southern Living Comfort Foods Cookbook - I despise catfish so I subsititued Tilapia in its place.
Ingredients:
1 large lemon
1/4 cup milk
2 medium eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
4 tilapia fillets
2 cups yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
lemon slice, fresh rosemary sprigs
Directions:
1. Grate lemon rind from lemon, avoiding the pale bitter pith, into a large bowl; squeeze lemon juice into bowl.
2. Stir in milk and next 3 ingredients until blended.
3. Rinse fillets, and pat dry with paper towels.
4. Add fillets to lemon mixture in bowl; cover and chill 1 hour.
5. Place cornmeal on a large plate or in a large shallow dish.
6. Turn fillets in lemon mixture until thoroughly coated; dredge in cornmeal, coating evenly.
7. Cook fillets in hot oil in skillet over medium-high heat 4 minutes on each side or until browned.
8. Remove from skillet.
9. Garnish, if desired.
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