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Cilantro-Chipotle Tilapia
Serves4
- Active time:15 min
- Start to finish:30 min
February 2009
Mild tilapia takes beautifully to a robust, smoky cilantro-chipotle sauce.
- 1 1/2 cups chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoons chopped canned chipotles in adobo
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 4 (6-oz) tilapia fillets
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Preheat broiler.
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Purée cilantro, oil, chiles with some adobo sauce, water, cumin, 3/4 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper in a blender until smooth, then coat fish with sauce.
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Line rack of a broiler pan with foil, then broil fish 3 to 4 inches from heat until just cooked through, 6 to 9 minutes.
Serve with:
Cooks’ note: We’ve also got a web-exclusive recipe using the leftover chipotles in adobo.
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