BROILED RED SNAPPER WITH TAMARIND SAUCE

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Make and share this Broiled Red Snapper With Tamarind Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Zee Merchant

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 tablespoons tamarind pulp
1/2 cup cold water
2 small shallots (thinly sliced)
3 garlic cloves (minced)
2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro stems
1 tablespoon asian fish sauce
2 tablespoons whole Thai basil or 2 tablespoons regular basil
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 (6 ounce) red snapper fillets, with skin
2 scallions
1 -2 fresh red chile

Steps:

  • In a small bowl combine water and tamarind and let stand for 10 minutes.
  • Strain this using a strainer and squeeze the tamarind gently to remove as much juice as possible.
  • To this tamarind water add the shallots, garlic cilantro stems, fish sauce, sugar and salt.
  • Simmer this sauce stirring occasionally until slightly thickened (about 2 minutes). Keep warm.
  • Preheat broiler.
  • Lightly brush a small rack of a broiler pan with oil and arrange the snapper fillets skin side down.
  • Season fillets with salt and broil 4 to f inches from the heat until just cooked through (about 7-8 minutes).
  • While fish is broiling, thinly slice the scallions and chillies.
  • Stir the whole basil leaves into sauce just before serving.
  • Serve the fish with sauce over it and garnish with scallions and chillies and basil leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 141.9, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 39.9, Sodium 552, Carbohydrate 6.6, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 4.1, Protein 23.3

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