Pappadeauxs Grilled Snapper Orleans Recipe 45

PAPPADEAUX GRILLED SNAPPER

Steps:

• To make the butter sauce, allow unsalted butter to soften to room temperature. Combine all other ingredients with butter and blend till smooth. Refrigerate until needed. To make the spice mix, combine all spice ingredients and mix well. Place in a spice shaker.
• Preheat grill to 350-375 degrees. Melt 1/2 cup of unsalted butter and brush the belly side of each fillet evenly. Sprinkle spices on fish. Place fish on grill belly side down and repeat this step for the opposite side of fish. Grill each side approximately 3 to 4 minutes.
• While fish is cooking, melt half of the refrigerated butter sauce from the first step in a saute pan. Add crawfish and crabmeat to saute pan and stir occasionally until hot. Set aside. When the fish is ready, reheat the butter sauce and add additional butter sauce from the first step to make the sauce creamy. Serve sauce immediately over the fillets.

PAPPADEAUX SNAPPER PONCHARTRAIN

Steps:

• Combine reserved shrimp shells, chopped vegetables and water in a large stockpot; simmer over medium heat until liquid is reduced to 3 cups, about 30 minutes; strain and set aside. Make a roux in a heavy saucepan by melting 4 tablespoons butter until it begins to turn brown. Slowly whisk in 4 tablespoons flour until mixture thickens to a paste; cook until it turns a light, golden brown. Remove from heat and set aside. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in another saucepan. Add garlic and onion and sauté over medium heat 2 minutes. Add crushed bouillon cube, pepper sauce and shrimp stock. Stir and let simmer. While the stock is simmering, melt 1 stick plus 1 1/3 tablespoons butter in a separate saucepan, stirring, until it turns golden brown; set aside. Add roux to stock mixture and stir to incorporate, then simmer 3 to 5 minutes. Add brown butter to stock and whisk until incorporated and emulsified. Whisk in Madeira until incorporated. Set sauce aside and keep warm while the fish fillets are cooking. Mix salt, paprika, garlic powder and cayenne into remaining 2 cups flour. Dip fish fillets in lemon juice, then into seasoned flour to coat. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large heated skillet over medium heat. Place fillets in skillet and cook until golden brown and completely cooked, about 4 minutes per side. While the fish is cooking, sauté the peeled shrimp in 1 tablespoon butter just until they turn pink (do not overcook). Add shrimp and crab to Madeira sauce. Spoon 4 shrimp and a couple ounces of heated sauce over fillets and serve

PAPPADEAUX'S GRILLED SNAPPER ORLEANS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• To make the butter sauce, allow unsalted butter to soften to room temperature. Combine all other ingredients with butter and blend till smooth. Refrigerate until needed. To make the spice mix, combine all spice ingredients and mix well. Place in a spice shaker. Preheat oven. Melt 1/2 cup of unsalted butter and brush the belly side of each fillet evenly. Sprinkle spices on fish. Place fish on grill belly-side down and repeat this step for the opposite side of fish. Grill each side approximately 3 to 4 minutes. While fish is cooking, melt half of the refrigerated butter sauce from the first step in a sauté pan. Add crawfish and crabmeat to sauté pan and stir occasionally until hot. Set aside. When the fish is ready, reheat the butter sauce and add additional butter sauce from the first step to make the sauce creamy. Serve sauce immediately over the fillets. This recipe yields 4 servings.