Breaded Tilapia and Garlic Rub Shrimp Recipe

Peche rule! That is why I love cooking and consuming fish. Here is a recipe I threw together out of desperation and starvation for dinner. I ended up having leftovers for lunch with a spinach salad the next day. 

Ingredients:

• several cloves of garlic ( I love garlic)
• 2-3 TBSP of olive oil
• tsp of unsalted butter
• two fillets of fish
• handful of frozen cooked shrimp (16/20 standard size)
• fresh cilantro
• breadcrumbs 
• cornmeal
• 1 egg
• Adobo
• Spanish seasoning
• dash of love

Salad:

• spinach leaves
• black olives and pimentos
• tomato
• celery

Directions:

Slice garlic and place in pan with olive oil and butter over medium heat. Clean fillets with vinegar and set aside. In a separate bowl, add Adobo and Spanish seasonings to cornmeal and breadcrumbs. Make sure you have equal parts breadcrumbs and cornmeal. Dip each fillet in beaten egg and then in breadcrumb/cornmeal mixture. Add each fillet to skillet with garlic and cook on each side for about 2 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Set your cooking timer for 45 minutes. I add a bit of olive oil to the bottom of my baking dish to avoid food sticking. Add fillets to glass baking dish and sprinkle cilantro on top of fillets. You can even drizzle the garlic and olive remnants from the skillet over the fillets for added flavor. Cover tightly with foil and bake. 

Shrimp Prep:

My hubby makes an amazing garlic rub for our pork dishes during the holidays. You will need a blender to make the rub:

Garlic Rub:

• several cloves of garlic
• 1/5 cup of olive oil
• sofrito (in frozen food aisle)
• recilantro (sister makes it for us or you can find it in frozen food aisle)
• 2 packets of Sazon

Blend the ingredients into a paste. You can freeze for later use. 

Add the garlic rub to the defrosted cooked shrimp. Place each shrimp on baking tray and cook for 45 minutes with fillets. Please see pictures below and Bon Appetit!