Grilled Spanish Style Snapper Food

SPANISH-STYLE GRILLED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Combine 1 sliced onion, 1/2 cup olive oil, the vinegar, garlic, lemon slices, scallions, 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika, the cayenne, rosemary, thyme and 2 teaspoons salt in a large bowl. Set aside at room temperature, 1 hour.
• Spread the remaining 3 sliced onions in a large disposable roasting pan. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon paprika and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1/2 tablespoon paprika in a small bowl. Rinse the fish and pat dry. Rub all over with the olive oil-paprika mixture. Stuff the cavity super full with the marinated onion-herb mixture, adding anything that doesn't fit to the disposable pan.
• Brush the grill grates generously with vegetable oil. Sprinkle the fish on one side with 1/2 teaspoon salt; place salt-side down on the grill and cook until charred on the bottom, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt; gently flip and cook until the other side is charred, 4 to 5 more minutes. Transfer the fish to a baking sheet and let rest, uncovered, 10 minutes. Meanwhile, transfer the disposable pan with the onions to the grill. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions begin to soften, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the pan with the onions and reduce the grill heat to medium (if using a charcoal grill, break up the coals to reduce the heat). Add the fish to the pan, belly-side down, making sure you don't spill the stuffing (use your hands to hold him together). Once he is settled, push more onions around him to prop him up. Add 3/4 cup water to the pan; place on the grill, cover and cook until the flesh is opaque, firm and slightly flaky, 20 to 25 minutes.
• To serve, use a large spoon to pull the flesh from the bones-it will fall off easily. Serve with the grilled onion mixture.
• Duff says to make sure you save the fish cheeks for your favorite friend at the table-they're sweet and tender.

GRILLED SPANISH-STYLE SNAPPER WITH TOMATO AND GREEN OLIVE SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat grill pan or indoor electric grill to medium high heat. Drizzle snapper with extra-virgin olive oil. Combine spices in a small bowl. Rub fish with spice mixture. Cook fish 5 minutes skin side down first. Turn fish and cook 5 to 6 minutes longer.
• Combine salsa ingredients in a small bowl and allow it to marinate until ready to serve.
• To serve, plate spiced snapper with a generous serving of salsa. Sangria makes a wonderful beverage for this meal.

GREEK SNAPPER ON THE GRILL

Steps:

• Rub fish fillets with oil; sprinkle evenly with Greek Seasoning. Top each fillet with 2 lemon slices.
• Place a piece of lightly greased heavy-duty aluminum foil over the grill cooking grate and arrange fillets on foil.
• Grill fillets, covered with the grill lid, over medium-high (350-400°F) 15 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork.
• Serve with tartar sauce.

VERACRUZ STYLE RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Season the fish with salt, pepper and lime juice inside and out. Set aside.
• In a large ovenproof frying pan, heat the oil in on medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until transparent. Your frying pan has to be big enough to fit the fish. If you do not have a large enough oven-proof frying pan, then have a large baking dish ready to bake the fish there. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
• Stir in the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add the crushed tomatoes or chopped tomatoes to the frying pan and cook for about 8 minutes. Add the herbs. Keep cooking for 4 more minutes or until sauce is cooked.
• If using the dry white wine, add it while the tomatoes sauce is cooking.
• Before adding the red snapper, add the pickled jalapeños, raisins, olives and capers and cook until the flavors combine, about 4 minutes. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
• To bake the fish, add some sauce to the bottom of the baking dish, then place the fish and cover it with the rest of the sauce; bake for about 30 minutes or more. The fish meat should flake when you insert a fork. (If you want to cook it using the stove-top method, place the fish into the frying pan and cover with some of the sauce. Place a lid and simmer until fish is cooked.). The cooking time will depend on the size of the fish.

BILBAO-STYLE RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Rinse fish and pat dry, then rub inside and out with 1 teaspoon oil and sprinkle with salt. Place opened fish, skin side down, in a large shallow baking dish (13 by 9 by 2 1/2 inches) and bake until fish is just cooked through, about 20 minutes (fish will be opaque).
• While fish bakes, thinly slice garlic cloves. Heat remaining 1/3 cup oil with garlic in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, shaking skillet gently, until garlic is pale golden, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully pour in vinegar (mixture will splatter), then stir to combine. Pour garlic sauce over fish (mixture may splatter).

GRILLED STUFFED WHOLE SNAPPER

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.
• Rub the fish all over with the tomato bouillon, pepper and garlic. Stuff the fish cavities with the lemon slices, tomato slices and herbs. Add the fish to the grill and cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 6 to 7 minutes on each side. Transfer to a platter and serve.

GRILLED RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor charcoal grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Clean red snapper and score fish on both sides. Rub inside and outside with oil, then generously rub with blackened seasoning inside and outside.
• Stuff snapper with bell peppers, garlic, thyme, and orange, lime, and lemon slices.
• Place snapper on the hot grill and cook until fish easily flakes with a fork, 3 1/2 to 4 minutes per side.