San Francisco dance fitness cuisine: Chicken Fried Tilapia

October 26, 3:27 PMSF Dance Fitness ExaminerAshanti Altovese Griffin

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Dance Fitness Cuisine - Chicken Fried Tilapia
Photograph by Ashanti Altovese Griffin

Dance can be demanding on the body and a dancer’s diet can help to ensure a speedy recovery. Fried is usually a no-no in the dancer dictionary but this special recipe delivers fried food with calories packed for jumps, lifts, and turns. Whether getting fit with Latin Spice at 24hr Fitness or Samba Cabaret with Kellita Maloof, this dish will give you what you need to flex and follow your way to a hot body.

Ingredients
- 4 tilapia filets
- 1 cup white rice
- 3 corn tortillas
- Monterrey jack cheese
- ¾ cup of vegetable oil
- 4 Tsp McCormick’s® Grill Mates Chicken Rub
- ¼ diced tomato
- ¼ cup sliced white onion

Preparation
In a large bowl, add chicken rub seasoning to fish filets. Be sure to cover both sides of the filets with rub. Slice white onion and dice tomato. In a large saucepan, add ½ cup of oil, heat under medium high fire. Add the remaining oil in a separate pan and heat under medium high fire. Place fish filets in oil and cook for about 15 minutes until cooked completely. Add corn tortillas to other oil and cook until crispy. While tortillas fry, add onions, tomato, and cheese to the top of the tortillas. Boil rice and steam while remaining dishes cook.

Presentation
Place rice on the plate first and add fish filets next to rice. Place tostada on the side of rice and fish and the dish is complete. No fuss over this heavenly dish. Enjoy this Latin comfort cuisine because it’s more than just a dance, it’s a lifestyle! Take your full stomach out for a night of dancing in the San Francisco city scene.