Oven-Fried Cornmeal Tilapia
Tilapia in a crisp cornmeal crust baked hot, with cabbage slaw on the side.

- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 35 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $13.50
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb tilapia fillets (frozen)
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp cajun / creole seasoning
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 14 oz coleslaw mix (bagged)
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 lemon
Method
Heat the oven to 450F with an oiled sheet pan inside.
Beat the eggs in one dish. Mix the cornmeal, flour and cajun seasoning in another.
Dip each tilapia fillet in egg, then press it into the cornmeal mixture on both sides.
Lay the fillets on the hot pan, drizzle with the remaining oil and bake 15 to 18 minutes, until crisp and opaque.
Toss the coleslaw mix with the mayonnaise, vinegar and a pinch of salt.
Serve the fish with the slaw and lemon wedges.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £42.23 | £10.56 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $81.81 | $20.45 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| United States | $53.98 | $13.50 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Australia | $51.59 | $12.90 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Canada | $107.83 | $26.96 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,103.97 | $275.99 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٩٣٥٫٠١ ج.م. | ٢٣٣٫٧٥ ج.م. | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Spain | 13,47 € | 3,37 € | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Greece | 23,38 € | 5,85 € | 7 of 10 ingredients |
| Austria | € 37,03 | € 9,26 | 7 of 10 ingredients |
| Germany | 24,37 €* | 6,09 € | 6 of 10 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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