# Tilapia Mexicana

A flavorful Tilapia Mexicana recipe, perfect for satisfying pregnancy cravings, featuring seasoned tilapia, rice, and a vibrant tomato-cilantro sauce.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- butter
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 cups jasmine rice
- 1 piece onion
- 4 cups water
- black pepper
- chicken bouillon
- 1 bay leaf
- lime juice
- garlic salt
- paprika
- tilapia
- serrano
- tomatoes
- cilantro
- 1 spoon tomato Knorr
- garlic powder
- black pepper
- cumin
- 1 cup water
- corn
- avocado
- queso fresco
- serrano

## Instructions

1. Add some butter to a pan.
2. Once the butter melts, add one garlic clove and one cup of jasmine rice.
3. Mix all of this together.
4. Add two cups of rice.
5. Add a piece of onion for flavor.
6. Add four cups of water.
7. Season with some black pepper, a little bit of chicken bouillon, and one bay leaf.
8. Give them one last mix.
9. Cover the pan and cook on low for 20 minutes.
10. Add some lime juice, garlic salt, and paprika for color to the tilapia.
11. Mix to ensure all the tilapia is coated.
12. Add some butter to a pan.
13. Add the tilapia to the pan.
14. After a few minutes, flip the tilapia, but do not cook it all the way.
15. Remove the fish from the pan.
16. Add the onion to the pan.
17. Sauté the onion for about a minute.
18. Add the tomatoes and cilantro to the pan.
19. Mix this up.
20. Add one spoon of tomato Knorr, garlic powder, and black pepper.
21. Give this a good mix.
22. Add a little bit of cumin.
23. Add about one cup of water, adjusting the amount depending on how thick you want the sauce to be.
24. Add some corn.
25. Add the fish back into the pan.
26. Cover the pan and let it simmer on low.
27. Serve the tilapia on top of the rice.
28. Top with avocado (optional).
29. Add some queso fresco on top (optional).
30. Add a serrano (optional, since none were added during cooking).

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Do not cook the tilapia all the way through in the initial pan-frying step.
- Adjust the amount of water in the sauce to achieve desired thickness.
- Adding avocado and queso fresco is optional.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GF19LM/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/61876f1e-7c2b-4ab4-857f-3fb5e83aed8f
- Extracted: 2026-06-28

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