Best Pan Seared Snapper In Saffron Sauce Recipes

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PAN SEARED SNAPPER IN SAFFRON SAUCE



Pan Seared Snapper in Saffron Sauce image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 (8-ounce) snapper fillets, bones reserved
1/4 cup olive oil
1 fennel bulb, cut in wedges
2 tablespoons shallots
1 teaspoon garlic
1 good pinch saffron
1/4 cup white wine
Lemon juice of one lemon
1/8 cup pernod
1/2 cup fish stock, recipe follows, or water
Salt to taste
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Heat skillet over medium high flame until it's nice and hot. In the meantime with a sharp knife, score the skin side of the snapper and salt and pepper. Add 1/8 of a cup of the olive oil to skillet. Put the snapper meatside down, sear until you've got a golden crust then turn the fillet over and cook 2 minutes more. Take the fillets out of the skillet and set aside while you saute the fennel in the same skillet for 5 minutes. Set the fennel aside and drain any oil from the skillet. Put remaining 1/8 cup olive oil into skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, garlic, saffron, and saute for 1 minute. Deglaze skillet with wine, lemon juice and pernod. When there is almost no liquid left in skillet add fish stock or water. Bring to a simmer and add fennel back to skillet and continue to simmer for 2 more minutes. Put snapper on top of fennel, put skillet in a preheated 425 degree oven for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven and put fennel on a plate and snapper again on top of fennel. Return skillet to high flame and reduce pan juice by half, remove pan from heat and add butter. Swinging pan until dissolved and sauce has thickened, salt and pepper to taste and spoon around fish and fennel.

PAN SEARED SNAPPER RECIPE - (4.6/5)



Pan Seared Snapper Recipe - (4.6/5) image

Provided by garciamoss

Number Of Ingredients 8

Four 8-ounce boneless Japanese red snapper fillets, skin on, cut in half money buys
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups white wine
1/2 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon saffron threads
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 ounces plain potato gnocchi
1 ounce goat cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Season the snapper fillets on both sides with salt and pepper, and score the skin. Heat olive oil in an ovenproof sauté pan over medium-high heat. Place the fish, skin side down, in the pan and sear until crispy. Transfer the pants of the oven and continue to cook for another five minutes. While the fish is cooking, bring a large pot of salted water boiling. Remove pan from the oven, place fish on a platter, and loosely cover with foil to keep warm. Set the pan over medium-high heat, pour in the white wine and bring to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered, for two minutes. Add the cream and Safwan; continue to cook, reducing the sauce until it is big enough to cling to the back of a spoon. Whisk in 2 tablespoons of butter and season to taste. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl. Return the strained sauce to pan. Add the gnocchi to the boiling water; boil until they float to the surface of the water. Drain and return to the pan with the remaining tablespoon of butter. Blend in the goat cheese, and adjust the seasoning, if necessary. Serve gnocchi with the fish and sauce Serving Suggestion: serve the snapper to one side of the plate. Place the gnocchi in a small rice bowl, and present the saffron sauce in a shot glass or small dish next to that. If you like, drizzle with balsamic reduction and green oil for style and color.

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