Baked Tilapia with White Wine
Traditional dish with tilapia, approximately 8–10 oz each, gutted and descaled, white wine, garlic.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 2 fresh tilapia, approximately 8–10 oz each
- ¼ pint white wine
- 1–2 cloves garlic
- 4 tablespoons mixed herbs
- 6 salad onions, diagonally sliced
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- ½ oz butter
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch, blended with a little cold water
- 2 tablespoons creme fraiche
Steps
- Arrange the tilapia side-by-side in a lightly oiled roasting tin or ovenproof dish.
- Pour the wine over the fish.
- Sprinkle over the chopped garlic, most of the herbs, the salad onions, and seasoning to taste.
- Place half the butter on each fish.
- Cover with a sheet of lightly oiled foil to seal in the fish.
- Bake in a preheated 350°F oven, for 30–35 minutes.
- Transfer the tilapia to a serving dish and keep warm.
- Pour the juices into a pan, stir in the blended corn flour, and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the creme fraiche.
- Pour the sauce over the fish.
- Serve immediately, sprinkled with the remaining herbs.
Adapted from “Baked tilapia with white wine”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.