Tilapia Time

Something smells fishy, and I think it's coming from my kitchen.  We bought some tilapia fillets this week at Aldi, so I thought what better time than now to give them a try!  I am a first-timer at cooking Tilapia, and I know I made a few mistakes that I will mention and hopefully you can learn from them too.  Here is the recipe:

Lemon Garlic Tilapia

4 tilapia fillets

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon butter, melted

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

pepper to taste

The original recipe called for baking the fillets at 375 degrees F in a glass dish.  Pour lemon juice over fillets, drizzle butter on top, and sprinkle with garlic, parsley, and pepper.  I chose to grill the fillets on our fancy grill pan we received as a wedding gift.  Mistake number one.  Since I have never grilled fish before, I wasn't sure what it should look like, and upon constant flipping of the fillets (which apparently you are not supposed to do), the fish came apart and 2 fillets ended up as tilapia mash.  Mistake number 2.  I grilled the other 2 fillets for around 10 minutes, which seemed to be enough time.  For side dishes I steamed brown rice, which is gluten free, and broccoli.  Overall it was pretty good!