Best Curried Red Snapper Recipes

CURRIED RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Cut the red snapper into small pieces and place in a bowl. Season with the salt, black pepper, scallion, and curry powder.
• Allow the fish to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• When you are ready to proceed, heat the butter and oil in a large saute pan. Add the fish and saute until it is lightly browned on both sides. Add the peppers, garlic, coconut milk, water, tomatoes, and onions. Cover the fish and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pan, and simmer until the fish is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes, adding more water if necessary. Also, add a touch more curry, if necessary, for your taste. Finish with fresh cilantro leaves.
• Serve this splendid dish with white rice and fried plantains.

CURRIED RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Place the fish in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a large skillet, saute onions and celery in butter until tender. Stir in curry powder and salt. , Remove from the heat; stir in milk. Spoon over fish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CURRIED CARROT AND RED SNAPPER CHOWDER

Steps:

• Put the broth ingredients, except carrot juice, in a large pot. Add 6 quarts of cold water and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat and simmer, until reduced to 2 1/2 quarts, about 2 to 3 hours. Strain through a sieve lined with cheesecloth. Combine the carrot juice or grated carrots and 1 1/2 quarts of broth in a blender. Purée until liquefied. Strain. Set aside.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the onion and garlic. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the curry powder and continue cooking for 3 minutes, stirring often. Add the carrot broth, 3 cups of celery root and 2 cups of the potatoes. Simmer for 15 minutes. Purée in a blender or food processor until smooth. Strain into a clean saucepan.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in a skillet. Fry the celery leaves until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Score the carrots lengthwise with a channel knife. Cut into very thin slices crosswise. Set aside in a bowl of ice water.
• Warm the soup over medium-low heat, but do not allow it to boil. Add the remaining celery root and potatoes. Simmer until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the fish and scored carrots. Season to taste with salt and pepper and simmer gently until the fish is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Ladle into 4 warmed soup bowls. Garnish with fried celery and serve.

CURRIED RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Make the sauce:
• In a large heavy saucepan cook the onions in the oil over moderate heat, stirring, until they are softened, add the gingerroot and the garlic, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the bell peppers and cook the mixture, stirring, until the peppers are softened. Add the curry powder the flour and cook the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the broth, bring the mixture to a boil, whisking, and stir in the tomatoes. Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes and stir in the lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. The sauce may be made 3 days in advance and kept covered and chilled. Reheat the sauce before continuing with the recipe.
• Arrange the snapper on a deep ovenproof platter, ladle about 2 cups of the sauce over it, keeping the remaining sauce covered and warm, and cover the platter tightly with oiled foil, oiled side down. Bake the snapper in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until it just flakes. Garnish the snapper with the coriander sprigs and serve the remaining sauce separately.