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Cornmeal-Crusted Tilapia with Slaw

Crisp pan-fried tilapia fillets with a tangy cabbage slaw and lemon.

Cornmeal-Crusted Tilapia with Slaw, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
30 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$13.89

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb tilapia fillets (frozen)
  • 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 14 oz coleslaw mix (bagged)
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp cajun / creole seasoning
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 lemon

Method

  1. Thaw the tilapia and pat the fillets very dry.

  2. Toss the coleslaw mix with the mayonnaise, vinegar, and half a teaspoon of salt. Set aside.

  3. Mix the cornmeal, flour, Cajun seasoning, and remaining salt in a shallow dish. Beat the eggs in another.

  4. Dip each fillet in egg, then press into the cornmeal mixture on both sides.

  5. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high and fry the fillets 3 minutes per side until deep golden and cooked through. Drain briefly on paper towels.

  6. Serve 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.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 11 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United Kingdom£47.08£11.7711 of 11 ingredients
New Zealand$95.72$23.9311 of 11 ingredients
United States$55.54$13.8910 of 11 ingredients
Australia$62.38$15.6010 of 11 ingredients
Canada$134.04$33.5110 of 11 ingredients
Egypt‏١٬٠٤٧٫١٩ ج.م.‏‏٢٦١٫٨٠ ج.م.‏9 of 11 ingredients
Spain20,06 €5,02 €9 of 11 ingredients
Mexico$1,103.97$275.999 of 11 ingredients
Greece26,37 €6,59 €8 of 11 ingredients
Austria€ 40,86€ 10,228 of 11 ingredients
Germany24,37 €*6,09 €6 of 11 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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