Red Snapper With Fennel And Garlic Recipes

SNAPPER WITH FENNEL, ONION AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Pat the fish dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large oven-safe saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat and cook the onions and fennel until tender and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and herbes de Provence and cook until the tomatoes begin to soften, another 5 minutes. Increase the heat to high and deglaze the pan with the wine, chicken stock and lemon juice and let bubble for 1 minute.
• Nestle the fish fillets into the pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper and top each with a pat of butter. Place into the oven and cook until the fish is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Broil just until a bit crusty, about 1 more minute. Squeeze lemon juice on the fish and serve.

RED SNAPPER WITH FENNEL & MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Rinse the fish well.
• Cut 3 or 4 gashes on each side of the fish, from top to bottom Salt the gashes and the cavity.
• Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Push half the garlic slivers into the gashes.
• Rub the fish with a little olive oil and pour the rest on the bottom of a baking pan.
• Spread the lemon slices on the bottom of the pan, top the lemon slices with 1/2 of the sliced fennel.
• Place the fish on the fennel, spread the tomatoes, mushrooms, wine or stock over and around the fish.
• Add salt& pepper and the remaining fennel.
• Cover with aluminium foil and back for 20-30 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle the chopped feathery tops over the fish, continue baking until done apprx 5-10 minutes.
• To serve scoop the flesh from the fish with a spoon and top with the veggies and sauce.