Pancetta crusted tilapia with sage mashed sweet potato

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Ingredients

  • 2 medium sized tilapia filets
  • 1/2 cup 2 percent milk
  • 1/2 cup Pancetta - sliced into small pieces
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 2 tps sage (finely chopped)
  • 3 tps Sweet pimenton (smoked spanish paprika)
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 large sweet potatos, peeled and cubed
  • kosher salt to taste
  • fresh ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tsp dry thyme

Preparation

Step 1

Boil sweet potatos until tender - set aside. Preheat oven to 375. Cook pancetta in pan with oil until halfway done. In shallow dish, combine bread crumbs, pancetta, pimenton, salt + pepper and thyme. Brush each side of tilpia filets with egg wash and half of the olive oil, coat evenly with breadcrumb mixture. Bake fish in oven for 10-12 mins. In large bowl, combine sweet potato, chicken broth, sage, milk, s+p, and rest of olive oil - mash until smooth. Serve fish on top of sweet potato and garnish with fresh time and extra pancetta