Baked Tilapia with White Sauce

2 pounds tilapia
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons dill
salt and pepper to taste

Sauce
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup flour
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 lemon, juiced.
1 teaspoon dill
salt and pepper to taste

Rinse the tilapia and place in a baking dish in a single layer. Melt butter and combine with milk and lemon juice. Pour over fish. Season with dill, salt and pepper. Bake at 400° F for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and reserve juices for the sauce.

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Whisk in flour and continue cooking for one minute. Pour reserved liquid from fish into a measuring cup and add enough milk to reach 1 1/4 cups. Pour milk and lemon juice into the roux and simmer to thicken for 5 minutes. Finish with salt, pepper and dill and serve over fish.


Makes 4-6 servings.