Northwest Red Snapper Food

SPICY RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• On a large piece of wax paper, mix together paprika, cayenne, black pepper, onion powder, thyme, basil, garlic, and oregano.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter with oil.
• Brush both sides of snapper fillets with butter mixture, reserve remaining.
• Coat both sides of fillets with seasoning mixture.
• Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat until a drop of water sizzles on it.
• Drizzle half of remaining butter mixture on one side of the fillets and place fillets butter side down in pan.
• Cook over high heat until the fish is deeply browned.

RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Tear 2 pieces of parchment or aluminum foil, about 12-inch square.
• Drizzle some olive oil in center of each square and spread with your fingers. Set the filets, skin side down, over the olive oil in the foil and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle more olive oil over fish, then top with tomatoes and then fresh herbs. Drizzle drops more olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Wrap, deli style. Set package on a baking dish or sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until tender. While snapper is cooking, make orange rice.

GRILLED RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Heat large griddle to smoking point.
• Grease liberally with olive oil & bacon grease.
• Season & sear fish on both sides, turning carefully.
• Cook quickly for 3-5 minutes per side.
• Heat butter, garlic, & lemon juice to bubbling & serve over fish.

RED SNAPPER ITALIAN STYLE RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• In a large frying pan saute' the julienned onions in the olive oil on medium to medium high heat 1 minute.Add the snapper and cook 2 minutes or until slightly browned. Turn and brown the other side 2 minutes.
• Add the wine,tomatoesand half of the pepper flakes. Slice the olives in half and add to the skillet.Season with salt to taste and simmer 10 minutes basting the fish as it cooks.
• Chop the parsley and add it. Squeezing the halfed lemon over the fish and simmer 1 minute, spoon sauce over the red snapper and serve.

CAJUN RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• On a large piece of wax paper, mix together paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, onion powder, thyme, basil, garlic powder, and oregano.
• In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter or margarine with oil.
• Brush both sides of the snapper filets with the butter mixture, reserve the remaining butter mixture.
• Coat both sides of the filets with the seasoning-mixture.
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat until a drop of water sizzles on it.
• Drizzle half of the remaining butter-oil mixture on one side of fish fillets.
• Place fillets butter side down in pan.
• Cook over a high heat until the fish is deeply browned, about 5 minutes.
• Drizzle remaining butter-mixture over the fish and flip the fish over.
• Cook until fish is browned and flakes when tested with a fork, about 5 minutes more.
• Season to taste with salt.

CASHEW CRUSTED RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Wash filets and dip each in egg wash (eggs mixed with milk), then roll in crushed cashews until encrusted.
• Saute in olive oil and butter until golden brown on each side.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, wine and lemon.
• Finish in oven, being careful not to overcook.
• Garnish with rum sauce, carrots and tomatoes.
• For Sauce: Mix all ingredients in small saucepan, bring to boil and remove from heat.
• Serve warm.

SWEET AND SOUR SNAPPER

Steps:

• Cut fish fillets into large chunks. Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add water to juice to make 1-1/4 cups. Combine pineapple mixture, vinegar, brown sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce, salt, and garlic salt and blend well.
• Saute fish in oil for 10 minutes or until fish is firm and white. Add liquid mixture and cook and stir 5 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Add water chestnuts, bell pepper, tomato and pineapple and cook until vegetables are heated through and fish flakes easily with fork.

CREOLE RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Place snapper fillets in a baking dish which has been sprayed with a butter-flavored baking spray.
• In a skillet, melt butter with garlic, Worcestershire sauce, Creole seasoning blend, pepper, parsley, and chives, if using. Cook on low for 2 minutes, just to blend flavors. Brush both sides of fish fillets with the butter and herb mixture. Toss bread crumbs in the remaining butter mixture; sprinkle over the fillets. Bake at 400° for about 12 minutes, depending on thickness of fillets, until fish flakes easily and is no longer translucent.
• Serves 2.

NORTHWEST RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Rinse snapper and pat dry. In a heavy skillet combine butter, lemon juice, and wine. Over medium heat, allow mixture to come to a boil. Add fillets and cover with onion slices and tomatoes. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.