Butter Poached Tilapia

Ingredients
1 pound unsalted butter
4 (4 to 6 ounces each) tilapia filets, cut into pieces
Salt and pepper, to taste
4 tablespoon parsley, chopped
Arugula, for serving
Cooked rice, for serving

Instructions
1. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat.  Add fish, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.  Stir and cook fish very slowly until fish turns opaque, about 7 to 10 minutes.  If butter looks like it will start to brown, reduce heat. 

2. Remove fish with slotted spoon and serve over fresh arugula and steamed rice.  Drizzle with extra butter if desired. 

Comments
This recipe is from Okie Dokie Artichokie and I think it’s one of the most decadent things I’ve ever eaten.  I’m sure you could butter poach anything and have it taste delicious, but this tilapia was fantastic.  Even Lance thought the fish was great and he’s not a huge lover of butter.  It was moist, tender, and full of fantastic butter flavor. 

I ended up saving the butter from the pan to use for rice later on in the week.  I think that it would be possible to use half as much butter and cook the fish in two batches.  That seems like it would work with no problems.  I’ll probably do that next time because a pound of butter is a heck of a lot, especially when you can’t really do much with it afterward! 

You should make this.  It’s grand.

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