# Tilápia à delícia do Côco Bambu

Tilapia with coconut milk in a simple version, to make at home.

- Cuisine: Brazilian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 fillets tilapia fillets
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- a little lemon zest
- onion
- garlic
- cream cheese
- a little water
- coconut milk
- a little nutmeg
- 1 egg yolk
- fried garlic
- potato sticks

## Instructions

1. Season the fillets with olive oil, salt, pepper and a little lemon zest.
2. Heat a pan with a drizzle of olive oil and place the fillets.
3. Brown on both sides. Be careful not to break it.
4. Set aside after browning.
5. In the same pan, add a drizzle of olive oil, onion and garlic.
6. Brown everything and add cream cheese and a little water.
7. Mix everything, add coconut milk, which will give it a special touch, and a little nutmeg.
8. Add an egg yolk. Just incorporate everything, mix very well.
9. Blend in a blender.
10. Pour this smooth sauce back into the pan.
11. Add the tilapia that you had already grilled.
12. Wait for everything to heat up.
13. You can finish with lemon zest and serve with rice, cheese, whatever you want.
14. Finish with fried garlic and potato sticks.

## Equipment

- pan
- spatula
- blender

## Tips

- Can be topped with Parmesan and mozzarella cheese and baked.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIcLvq_P2eb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5088eee5-dc54-498e-8fca-954322d38e2e
- Extracted: 2025-05-28

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