Pan seared tilapia fillets with lemon cilantro marinate

I love to eat fish as well as to cook it. I must admit though I prefer to cook a whole fish - that means with its head- than fish fillets. I was feel a little overwhelmed with them. After much reading recipes from halfhourmeals.com, two of them caught my attention and I decided to blend them together in my own way. My inspirations were Fried Fish with Coriander/Cilantro Sauce and Herb and Lemon Butter Tilapia.

INGREDIENTS

12 tilapia fillets
oil
salt & pepper to taste
chives

For the cilantro sauce
1 bunch Cilantro
1/2 bunch Parsley
1 cup Green onions
4 cloves garlic
lemon juice from 3 lemons
1 cup seafood stock (from the shells and fish bones)
1 cup Heavy cream
1 tbsp peppercorns
a dash of sea salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Season the fillets with salt & pepper
2. Add a little oil to a cast iron pan
3. Slightly brown the tilapia fillets
4. Remove them from pan

For the cilantro sauce

1. Add all ingredients in a blender and blend it until you get a nice smooth green sauce
2. With the cast iron pan still warm, remove excess oil add the green sauce
3. Let it simmer for about 2 minutes, then add the heavy cream
4. Add the Tilapia fillets for about 2 minutes
5. Decorate the fillets with chives