Best Baked Opakapaka Snapper With Macadamia Crust Recipes
OPAKAPAKA (SNAPPER) WITH GREEN GRAPES
I found this recipe by restaurateur Bob Longhi and Chef Alex Mauricci, Longhi's Restaurant in Lahaina, Maui. I'm looking forward to trying it. Pink snapper is called opakapaka in Hawaii. Although the ingredients listed say red snapper, it really should be pink snapper, but I couldn't get that ingredient through.
Provided by lazyme
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Lightly flour fish on both sides.
- In a sauté pan over medium heat, add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- When butter foams, add fish to pan.
- Sauté 3 to 4 minutes on one side and turn; continue cooking 3 to 4 minutes until done.
- Remove fish from pan; pour out excess butter.
- Deglaze pan with white wine and lemon juice; reduce liquid by half.
- Add 3 tablespoons chunked butter; swirl into sauce.
- Add more cold butter as needed until saucy.
- Add grapes, then parsley, and pour the sauce over the fish.
- Variations:.
- You can vary the sauce by substituting almonds for the grapes. Simply toast 1/4 cup slivered almonds or chopped Macadamia nuts in a 350* oven for about 10 minutes. Add the nuts to the sauce before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 530.6, Fat 26.7, SaturatedFat 13.9, Cholesterol 137.6, Sodium 293.1, Carbohydrate 11.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 2.3, Protein 48.1
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.
PECAN-CRUSTED OPAKAPAKA
Opakapaka is the Hawaiian word for red snapper. This is a very popular fish in Hawaii, and having tried it, I can see why. The preparation isn't really Hawaiian, though. I usually prefer my seafood without breading, but this pecan crust is fantastic.
Provided by ChrisMc
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix flour, salt and pepper.
- Mix milk and egg.
- Mince scallions and pecans and mix with crumbs.
- All three of these mixtures should be on separate flat dishes.
- Dip each fillet in flour mixture, then in milk mixture, then in pecan mixture.
- Heat oil.
- Cook fillets 3 minutes, or until golden.
- Turn carefully and cook 3 minutes on the other side.
BAKED OPAKAPAKA (SNAPPER) WITH MACADAMIA CRUST
In Hawaii, pink snapper is called opakapaka. This is a good dish from one of my favorite cookbooks - "Fish Dishes of the Pacific from the Fishwife" by Shirley Rizzuto.
Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Categories Fish
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
FISH WITH FIGS, BACON AND PECANS
This recipe is by Jim Shirley, the chef at "Fish House" in Pensacola, FL. It was prepared at the cooking demonstration during the Seafood Festival in 2007. Everyone that got a taste loved it, and at the festival this year (2008), people were still talking about it. He used redfish, but you could also use any nice firm white fish, such as trigger, snapper, or grouper. *Please note...If you choose to use tilapia, reduce the fig mixture..the tilapia is not a firm enough fish nor is it thick enough to support these flavors as posted!. Generally tilapia fillets are much thinner than redfish, and the sauce will overwhelm it.* **Please note...most of the reviews have used frozen tilapia....this fish is not thick enough to support the flavors of this recipe....please reduce the fig mixture if you are using tilapia!** Of course, fresh always tastes better than frozen, so try to go fishing or to your local fish market if you are on the coast. Be prepared to enjoy this! It is delicious!
Provided by breezermom
Categories Mahi Mahi
Time 42m
Yield 2 , 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Fry bacon in an ovenproof skillet and drain on paper towels. Leave the bacon grease in the skillet -- that adds lots of flavor! Add shallots, garlic, and red pepper flakes to the skillet. Saute for 2 minutes over medium heat.
- Chop bacon into half inch pieces.
- Add white wine, preserves, pecans and bacon to the skillet and reduce for about 4 minutes. Pour the mixture into a bowl and reserve.
- Season both sides of the filets with salt and pepper and place in the skillet. If you are not using fresh fish, you may need to add some other seasonings. Cover the fish with the fig mixture and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Serve with your favorite rice/couscous and a salad.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 476.1, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 93.5, Sodium 155.4, Carbohydrate 46.6, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 28.4, Protein 41.1
PAN-SEARED OPAKAPAKA WITH MACADAMIA NUT PESTO
Make and share this Pan-Seared Opakapaka With Macadamia Nut Pesto recipe from Food.com.
Provided by lazyme
Categories Hawaiian
Time 18m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.7, Fat 40.3, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 5.5, Sodium 97.9, Carbohydrate 3.9, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 0.8, Protein 4.2
BAKED OPAKAPAKA (SNAPPER) FILLETS WITH MACADAMIA CRUST
In Hawaii, pink snapper is called opakapaka. This is a good dish from "Fish Dishes of the Pacific from the Fishwife" by Shirley Rizzuto.
Provided by lazyme
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
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