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Whisk together honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and garlic.
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Set aside.
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Place tilapia filets into a gallon-sized baggie and pour in marinade.
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Marinate for 1 hour.
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Remove tilapia from fridge while you heat a nonstick pan over medium to medium high heat.
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Place flour on a small plate and dredge tilapia filets one at a time.
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Use your hands to gently rub in the flour (you just want a thin layer of flour) and then flip filet over and repeat with the other side.
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Repeat with remaining filets.
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Once pan is hot, add 1 tablespoon of oil and warm up for a few seconds.
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Gently place 2 filets in pan and cook one side for about 23 minutes, or until bottoms are golden brown.
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Flip filets over and cook for an additional 23 minutes, or until filet is golden brown and cooked through (it should flake easily with a fork).
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Remove tilapia from pan and let drain on a paper towel.
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Add remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan (see note) and repeat with remaining filets.
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Again, drain and serve immediately with an extra pinch of salt, drizzle of honey, and a squeeze of lemon, if desired!
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Notes: 1. f you have a lot of brown bits in the pan after the first round of filets, you may want to wipe it down with a paper towel before adding remaining oil and tilapia.
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If you want, you can reserve 1/4 cup of marinade before marinating the tilapia, for drizzling after tilapia is cooked.
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Alternatively, you can just drizzle a little honey or lemon after tilapia is cooked!
