South American Style Red Snapper Recipes

SOUTH AMERICAN STYLE RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• If using whole snapper (cleaned) cut about 4 slits through skin on each side.
• Season, inside and out with salt and lemon juice; cover and refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile heat olive oil in a large skillet (large enough to fit the fish) over medium heat and sauté onion, pepper, and garlic until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add chicken broth to skillet and stir.
• Remove fish from refrigerator and rinse thoroughly under cold water and pat dry.
• Nestle the fish in the skillet and cover.
• Let cook 15 minutes, then carefully turn and cook an additional 10 - 15 minutes.
• Transfer to serving platter, spoon veggies on top, pour sauce all around, and sprinkle with oregano and cilantro; enjoy!

RED SNAPPER WITH A LOBSTER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• preheat your oven to 350 degrees
• place the red snapper fillets in a baking dish and add a little water to the pan to help keep the fish from drying out
• season the snapper with sea salt and black pepper
• drizzle a little olive on the top of the fish (optional)
• bake fish for 15-20 minutes
• While fish is baking add heavy cream to a saute pan, add in old bay seasoning and reduce the cream on medium to low heat for about 5 minutes
• Add in lobster and continue to reduce for another 5 minutes, the sauce should be reduced by about 40-50 % turn off heat and allow to rest until fish is done.
• Saute greens in olive oil or water while the sauce is reducing, season with sea salt and black pepper as needed
• When snapper is cooked, plate the greens then the snapper and spoon over the lobster sauce and garnish with chopped parsley
• Serve with your favorite grain or potato

BRAZILIAN SEAFOOD STEW

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons oil and lime juice in large bowl. Add fish and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper; stir to coat. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, bell peppers, garlic and crushed red pepper; sauté 5 minutes. Mix in tomatoes, coconut milk, half of cilantro and half of green onions. Add shrimp and fish with marinade. Simmer until shrimp and fish are just opaque in center, about 5 minutes. Season stew with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro and green onions.

JAMAICAN ESCOVITCH FRIED RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Rinse and clean fish with juice from the lemon. Pat dry. Cut 3 diagonal lines across the sides of each fish.
• Mix spices sea salt, cracked black pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, celery powder, and cumin in a small bowl.
• Season the outside and inside cavity of the fish with the spice mix.
• Fill a large frying pan with oil, about ½ inch deep, to high heat.
• Season the oil by adding 6-8 pimento seeds and ½ of the scotch bonnet pepper (or a whole pepper for a more intense heat) into the oil. The scotch bonnet pepper will eventually turn black as it cooks. That's ok!
• Place fish in the frying pan away from you. Adjust the heat between medium and high to avoid the fish being burned.
• Fry for 5-6 minutes on each side. The fish should be slightly brown to blackened.
• Remove fish from frying pan and allow to drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
• Allow the oil to cool and strain, reserving ½ cup of oil. Discard remaining oil.
• In a large saucepan, warm reserved oil to medium heat. Add fresh oil if needed.
• Add onions, remaining allspice seeds, red pepper, green pepper, carrot, and remaining scotch bonnet pepper to lightly saute.
• Saute for about 5 minutes, you want the vegetables to keep their body and crunch.
• Add the rice vinegar, and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Place onions and pepper sauce over the fish.
• Serve with Jamaican Rice and Peas.