Tilapia With Balsamic Butter Sauce Thyme Mashed Potatoes And Sugar Snap Peas Recipes

Steps:

• For thyme mashed potatoes:
• Boil potatoes until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain; return to pot. Add butter, 6 tablespoons cream, and thyme; mash. Season with salt and pepper. Do ahead Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring often and adding more cream by tablespoonfuls if dry.
• For balsamic butter sauce:
• Simmer vinegar and garlic in small saucepan over medium heat until reduced to thick syrup, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Cook snap peas in boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Drain. Return to same pan; set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 large skillets over high heat. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Sauté fish until golden, about 2 minutes per side.
• Rewarm balsamic syrup over medium-low heat. Whisk in 1/2 cup butter 1 piece at a time. Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter to peas; stir over medium heat until warmed. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide potatoes, tilapia, and peas among plates; drizzle with sauce.

Steps:

• For Thyme Mashed Potatoes Boil potatoes until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, return to pot. Add butter, 6 TBL cream, and thyme. Mash. Season with salt and pepper. (can be prepared 2 hours ahead, let stand at room temperature before re-heating). For Balsamic Butter Sauce Simmer vinegar and garlic in small saucepan over medium heat until reduced to thick syrup, about 5 minutes. Set aside. Cook snap peas in boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Drain. Return to same pan, set aside. Heat 1 TBL oil in each of 2 large skillets over high heat. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Saute fish until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Rewarm balsamic syrup over medium-low heat. Whisk in 1/2 cup butter 1 piece at a time. Add remaining 1 TBL butter to peas; stir over medium heat until warmed. Season with salt and pepper. Divide potatoes, tilapia, and peas among plates. Drizzle with sauce.

Steps:

• Simmer vinegar and garlic in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat until reduced to a thick syrup, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over high heat and season fish with salt & pepper; saute until golden, about 2 minutes per side.
• Cut butter into 1/2 inch cubes and whisk into saucepan one piece at a time.
• Serve fish drizzled with sauce.