Best Baked Opakapaka Snapper Fillets With Macadamia Crust Recipes

BAKED OPAKAPAKA (SNAPPER) FILLETS WITH MACADAMIA CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Oil a baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• Place the fish in the pan, and sprinkle with pepper and lemon juice.
• In a small skillet heat the rest of the butter. .
• Add the ground nuts.
• Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes making sure the mixture doesn't burn.
• Spread the mixture over the fish.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes or until done.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

RED SNAPPER WITH MACADAMIA NUT CRUST

Steps:

• 1. 1. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Pat fish dry. Finely grind 3/4 cup of the nuts in a food processor or by hand, add olive oil and thyme and combine. Spread nut mixture on top of fish filets.
• 2. 2. Place filets in medium size broiler safe baking dish and bake, uncovered for 10 -12 minutes or until centers are opaque. Meanwhile, coarsely chop rest of nuts.
• 3. 3. Remove fish from oven and turn on broiler. Top fish with coarsely chopped nuts and place fish under broiler to brown for about one minute, watching carefully. Serve with lemon wedges.

BAKED OPAKAPAKA (SNAPPER) WITH MACADAMIA CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2. Oil a baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• 3. Place the fish in the pan, and sprinkle with pepper and lemon juice.
• 4. In a small skillet heat the rest of the butter. .
• 5. Add the ground nuts.
• 6. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes making sure the mixture doesn't burn.
• 7. Spread the mixture over the fish.
• 8. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until done.
• 9. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
• 10. Note: I like to add a clove of minced garlic and about 1/4 cup white wine. I only bake this fish for 8-10 minutes.

PAN-SEARED OPAKAPAKA WITH MACADAMIA NUT PESTO

Steps:

• Heat a saute pan with a tablespoon of olive oil.
• Season fish fillets with Kosher salt and fresh pepper; cook until golden brown, turn and put into hot oven.
• In a food processor or blender container, combine garlic, nuts, cheese, basil leaves and olive oil; pulse to make pesto.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove fillets from oven and coat with pesto.
• Place under broiler for 1 to 3 minutes.
• Serve on rice with vegetables of choice.