Tilapia Pockets with Cilantro-Lemongrass Mojo

Name: Tilapia Pockets with Cilantro-Lemongrass Mojo
Prep time: 1 h 27 min
Cook time: 1 h 27 min
Total time: 1 h 27 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 tightly packed cup fresh cilantro leaves; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; 2 jalapenos, halved, seeded and roughly chopped; 20 inches lemongrass stalks, white bulb only, root end trimmed, outer layers peeled off and stalk bruised with the back of a knife, thinly sliced; 1 tightly packed cup fresh mint leaves plus 2 tablespoons chopped, for garnish; 237 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp paprika; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 Tbsps sherry vinegar; 907 grams skinless tilapia fillets 3/4-inch to 1-inch thick

Tilapi A mixture of tightly cup cilantro leaves, tightly cup mint leaves plus 2 tablespoons, tilapia fillets 3/4-inch to, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 27 minutes. Tilapia Pockets with Cilantro-Lemongrass Mojo, Pan-Seared Tilapia with Mojo, and Cilantro-Ginger Mojo are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Place the lemongrass, all but 2 tablespoons of the cilantro, 1/2 cup of the mint, 1/2 cup of the oil, garlic, jalapenos, paprika, and salt in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.

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Lemon Grass

Jalapeno Pepper

Cilantro

Paprika

Garlic

Mint

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Food Processor

Blender

Add the remaining 1/2 cup of oil and vinegar and process until smooth.

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Vinegar

Cooking Oil

Place the fish fillets in a large baking dish, cover with the mojo and turn to coat. Marinate fish for up to 1 hour.

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Fish

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Baking Pan

Place 4 (16-inch) long pieces of parchment paper on your work surface with the short half facing you. Crease each down the middle.

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Baking Paper

Place a fillet in the center of the bottom half of the rectangle and pour about 1/4 cup of the mojo over each fillet and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of cilantro. Fold the top half of over the fillet so that the top and bottom edges meet. Tightly crimp and fold the edges of the parchment working from 1 end around to the other to seal the package.

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Cilantro

Place the packets on a baking sheet and bake for 9 to 10 minutes for 3/4-inch thick fillets or up to 12 minutes for 1-inch thick fillets.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Place the fish packets on a large serving dish and open the packets tableside.

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Fish

Serve with juices from the packet and sprinkled with the chopped cilantro and mint leaves.

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Mint

Cilantro

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Servings:

tightly packed cup fresh cilantro leaves 2

garlic cloves, peeled 2

jalapenos, halved, seeded and roughly chopped 20inches

lemongrass stalks, white bulb only, root end trimmed, outer layers peeled off and stalk bruised with the back of a knife, thinly sliced 1

tightly packed cup fresh mint leaves plus 2 tablespoons chopped, for garnish 237milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil 1Tbsp

paprika 1teaspoon

salt 2Tbsps

sherry vinegar 907grams

skinless tilapia fillets 3/4-inch to 1-inch thick

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine

Tilapian on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. You could try GIFFT by Kathie Lee Gifford Pinot Grigio. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 15 dollars per bottle.