Hobo Tilapia

Now that we have a functioning kitchen, it's time to start having fun cooking again! Last night I prepared this tasty and simple dish, Hobo Tilapia. Why Hobo Tilapia? Well, it's easy, didn't require a lot of prep work, and used dry ingredients that I already had in the house so an additional shopping trip was not necessary.

Here's how to make your own Hobo Tilapia.

First, gather all of your needed spices and some tilapia. (I used frozen tilapia fillets that I had thawed earlier in the day).



Next, combine the spices in a bowl large enough to dredge the fish fillets in.



Then, dredge each fillet in the spice mixture.



Here are all of the fillets ready to cook.



Heat a heavy skillet, add olive oil and heat until the oil is almost smoking. Cook the tilapia for 3 minutes per side, or until the fish can be flaked with a fork.



Once finished you could squeeze a bit of lemon juice on top - I didn't because we didn't have any lemons.

If you would like to make your own Hobo Tilapia, the spice mixture recipe is:

Hobo Tilapia
3 Tablespoons Paprika
1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
1 pinch garlic powder (ok, honestly - I use more than a pinch)
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 tablespoon kosher salt

This is enough spice mixture for 1 pound of tilapia fillets.