Whole tilapia baked in white wine

Whole tilapia baked in white wine

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Two whole tilapia fillets, cooked in parchment paper with white wine, garlic, fresh herbs, and chopped onions, served with a sauce made from the fish’s ow…

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This is the perfect recipe for fish lovers, easy to make, and it produces a delicious and refreshing dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$2.28 $1.14 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.55
  • $0.13
  • $1.24
  • $0.01
  • $0.14
  • $0.01
  • $0.12
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the tilapia fillets next to each other in a lightly oiled dish. ≈ 3 min
  2. Pour each fish, pour over the wine, sprinkle with garlic, herbs, and chopped onion, season with salt and pepper. Place half of the butter on top of each fish. ≈ 2 min
  3. Cover with a lightly oiled sheet of aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 30 to 35 minutes.
  4. Place the fish on a serving dish. Pour the juice into a saucepan, add the dissolved flour, and simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in the cream.
  5. Drizzle the fish with the sauce and serve immediately, garnished with the remaining herbs. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Whole tilapia baked in white wine

  • 15 cl of dry white wine$0.55
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped$0.13
  • 6 new onions, thinly sliced at an angle$1.24
  • ground black salt and pepper$0.01
  • 15 grams of butter$0.14
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with a small amount of cold water$0.01
  • 2 tablespoons of heavy cream$0.12
  • A little oil for the dish.$0.08

Total$2.28

that's $1.14 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 whole tilapia, each about 250g, gutted and scaled
  • 15 cl of dry white wine
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 4 tablespoons of fresh herbs, chopped
  • 6 new onions, thinly sliced at an angle
  • ground black salt and pepper
  • 15 grams of butter
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with a small amount of cold water
  • 2 tablespoons of heavy cream
  • A little oil for the dish.

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