Pan Fried Tilapia Sandwich

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Tilapia is the fifth most important fish in fish farming, with production reaching 1,505,804 metric tons in 2000. Because of their large size, rapid growth, and palatability, tilapiine cichlids are the focus of major farming efforts, specifically various species of Oreochromis, Sarotherodon, and Tilapia, collectively known colloquially as tilapias. Like other large fish, they are a good source of protein and popular among artisanal and commericial fisheries. Most such fisheries were originally found in Africa, but outdoor fish farms in tropical countries such as papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Indonesia are underway in freshwater lakes. In temperate zone localities, tilapiine farming operations require energy to warm the water to tropical temperatures. One method uses waste heat from factories and power stations.

China is the largest Tilapia producer in the world, seconded by Egypt.

Commercially grown tilapia are almost exclusively male. Cultivators use hormones such as testosterone to reverse the sex of newly spawned females. Because tilapia are prolific breeders, the presence of female tilapia results in rapidly increasing populations of small fish, rather than a stable population of harvest-size animals.

Other methods of Tilapia population control are polyculture, with predators farmed alongside Tilapia or hybridization with other species.

Whole tilapia fish can be processed into skinless, boneless (PBO) fillets: the yield is from 30 percent to 37 percent, depending on fillet size and final trim. The use of tilapia in the commercial food industry has led to the virtual extinction of genetically pure bloodlines. Most wild tilapia today are hybrids of several species.

By http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia

Pan Fried Tilapia Sandwich

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Ingredients:

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

1/4 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon thyme, to taste

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

olive oil

2 tablespoons butter

2 tilapia fillets

4 slices bread, I used 12 grain, or use your favorite bread

tarter sauce, to taste

Directions:

In a bowl, combine first 7 ingredients. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over top of fish. Sprinkle seasoning mix over top of fish. Add butter to frying pan and heat over medium high heat. Add fish to the pan. Cook fish, 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until fish flakes easily with fork. Remove from pan. Add tarter sauce to each slice of bread. Add fish. Enjoy!