Best Pan Roasted Snapper With Crab Recipes

CRUMB-COATED RED SNAPPER

Crumb-Coated Red Snapper image

I reel in compliments with this moist, crispy red snapper recipe. Heart-healthy omega-3 oils are an added bonus with my simple but delicious entree that's done in mere minutes. It's one of the best red snapper recipes I've found. -Charlotte Elliott, Neenah, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 red snapper fillets (6 ounces each)
2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, cheese, lemon pepper and salt; add fillets, one at a time, and turn to coat., In a heavy skillet over medium heat, cook fillets in oil, in batches, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 4-5 minutes on each side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288 calories, Fat 10g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 62mg cholesterol, Sodium 498mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 36g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

ROASTED SNAPPER, ISLAND EDITION

Roasted Snapper, Island Edition image

Provided by Alton Brown

Categories main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

10 dried allspice berries
2 garlic cloves (6 grams)
1 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger (15 grams), sliced into thin rounds
1 Scotch bonnet chile (10 grams; in a pinch, a Fresno chile can be used), seeded and white membrane removed
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 lime, 1/2 zested with a rasp grater (0.7 gram zest), the remaining fruit cut into thin wedges
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Canola oil (or other neutral oil, such as avocado or safflower)
One 1 1/2- to 2-pound red snapper, head on, dressed and scaled

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F with a large cast-iron skillet or small rimmed sheet pan (an aluminum quarter sheet pan is ideal) on the middle rack. Do this at least half an hour before cooking.
Grind the allspice berries coarsely with a mortar and pestle. Add the garlic and grind to a chunky paste. Add the ginger and grind until broken up, then add the Scotch bonnet and grind to a paste.
Stir in the thyme, half the lime zest, half the salt, and 1 tablespoon of the oil.
Cut 5 diagonal, shallow gashes across each side of the fish from the head to the tail. Try not to cut more than 1/3 of an inch deep. The cuts should be diagonal from belly to back but also diagonally into the flesh...on the bias.
Lightly lube the fish with oil. Sprinkle with the remaining half of the salt, being careful to salt the cavity as well.
Smear the paste onto the fish with a spoon, working it into the gashes. Repeat on the second side.
Carefully place the fish on the preheated pan and roast for 12 to 15 minutes or until the fish flakes with a fork.
To remove, carefully work a metal spatula (a slotted "fish turner" is ideal) and carefully move to a cutting board or platter to serve with the lime wedges. Serving in pieces is virtually impossible so just let people eat directly off the board or platter.
Consume...careful of the bones