Red Snapper Stew With Aioli Recipes

RED SNAPPER STEW

Steps:

• Cook onion until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in broth, carrots, rice, lemon juice, salt, dill, thyme, and pepper.
• Heat to boiling then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice in tender, about 20 minutes.
• If using them, add sprouts here.
• Heat again until boiling, reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Stir in fish and mushrooms.
• Simmer 5-8 minutes until fish flakes easily with a fork.

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.

WHOLE ROASTED SNAPPER WITH ARTICHOKES AND AïOLI

Steps:

• Make aïoli:
• In blender, purée garlic, salt, cayenne pepper, and 2 teaspoons oil until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add yolks and lemon juice and blend until smooth. With motor running, very slowly add remaining 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons oil in thin, steady stream, blending until aïoli is thick, about 2 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Roast fish:
• Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 400°F. Grease 13- by 9-inch roasting pan.
• In small saucepan over moderately high heat, combine garlic and 3 cups water and bring to boil. Drain and repeat process two more times. Set garlic aside.
• Make seasoning mixture:
• Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and za'atar.
• Lay 1 fish on its side. Holding sharp paring knife at 30-degree angle from fish, cut 3 vertical 2 1/2-inch-long slits through skin and partially into flesh. Turn fish over and repeat in same manner. Repeat with other fish. Pat fish dry, then rub with seasoning mixture, being sure to tuck some into slits.
• Arrange tomato slices so they cover bottom of roasting pan. Lay fish on top and surround with thyme and rosemary. Roast, uncovered, 15 minutes.
• While fish is roasting, prep artichokes:
• Fill medium bowl with cold water. Squeeze juice from lemons into water; add squeezed lemons.
• Using serrated knife, cut off artichoke stems and discard. Cut off top 1/2 inch of 1 artichoke. Bend back outer leaves until they snap off close to base, then discard several more layers of leaves in same manner until reaching pale yellow leaves with pale green tips. Cut off green tips. With sharp paring knife, trim dark-green fibrous parts from base and sides of artichoke. Halve artichoke lengthwise and use spoon to scoop out choke. Drop artichoke into lemon water. Trim remaining artichokes in same manner and keep in lemon water until ready to use.
• When fish has roasted 15 minutes, scatter garlic cloves across pan and continue to roast until fish is just cooked through, about 15 more minutes. Keep warm.
• While fish is roasting, cook artichokes:
• In 4-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, heat oil until thermometer registers 350°F. Fry artichokes in batches (returning oil to 350°F between batches) until golden brown, about 8-10 minutes. Transfer fried artichokes to paper towels to drain, and immediately season with sea salt. Keep warm.
• To serve:
• Transfer fish to large platter and surround with tomatoes. Scatter artichokes over, and serve aïoli alongside.

SAFFRON SEAFOOD SOUP WITH AIOLI

Steps:

• Cut the fish fillets into inch-and-a-half pieces. Peel the shrimp; cut the scallops in half if they are large. Sprinkle the saffron threads into half a cup of water and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a heavy casserole or stock pot. Saute the onion, garlic, carrot and chopped celery stalk until soft and golden. Add the fish stock or clam juice to the vegetables with the saffron water and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Add fish, scallops and shrimp and cook four to five minutes. Remove from heat, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley. Serve the stew in heated bowls, passing the bread and aioli separately.