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Smoked blackened tilapia
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Smoked Blackened Tilapia with Lemon Butter Caper Sauce

These blackened tilapia filets are simple to prepare, loaded with a smoky flavor, and cooked to perfection on your pellet grill or smoker.
Course Main Course
Keyword fish recipe, seafood, smoked fish, Smoked tilapia, tilapia, tilapia filets
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 201kcal
Author Chris Riley
Cost $10

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp ancho chili powder
  • 3-4 Tilapia filets
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

For the Lemon Butter Caper Sauce

  • 1 Stick of butter
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 clove of garlic minced

Instructions

  • Preheat the smoker to 225 degrees F.
  • In a medium bowl combine the paprika, thyme, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and ancho chili powder.
    In a medium bowl combine paprika thyme salt pepper onion powder garlic powder and ancho chili powder
  • Whisk until well combined and set aside.
  • Rinse and pat dry the tilapia filets and add to a baking sheet or aluminum foil.
  • Brush each tilapia filet with olive oil and sprinkle with the blackening seasoning.
    Brush each tilapia filet with olive oil and sprinkle with blackening seasoning
  • Rub in the seasonings and repeat on each side of the filet.
    Rub in seasonings and repeat on each side of filet
  • Transfer the pan out to the smoker and place on the grate. Close the lid and let smoke for about 30 minutes.
    Transfer pan out to smoker and place on grate
  • In a small pan combine the butter, capers, lemon juice, and garlic.
    In a small pan combine the butter capers lemon juice and garlic
  • Add the dish to the smoker with the fish.
    Add the dish to the smoker with the fish
  • Continue to smoke until the internal temperature of the fish reaches 145 degrees F (about 1 hour and 15 minutes total).
  • Once the fish is cooked and the butter is melted, whisk the sauce to combine the ingredients.
    Smoked tilapia cooked
  • Serve warm with the sauce and enjoy.
    Smoked tilapia ready serve 1

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Notes

Cooking times may vary depending on the size of the tilapia filets and ability to keep the temperature.
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 475mg | Potassium: 455mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 351IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg