GRILLED RED SNAPPER WITH LEMON CHIVE SAUCE

Grilled Red Snapper with Lemon Chive Sauce image

This dish has always been my favorite, easy to make and easy to get the ingredients. It can be served with pita bread, salad, or steamed rice, but I prefer it with steamed rice. Passed down from mum to me as a family delicacy.

Provided by ELevo

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 (2 pound) whole red snapper, cleaned and scaled
5 lemons, juiced, divided
¼ cup sweet soy sauce
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 bunch chives, chopped
½ red chile pepper, sliced
1 pinch white sugar, or to taste
1 pinch salt to taste

Steps:

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
Place snapper on a large plate; squeeze juice of 1 lemon onto each side and inside cavity. Set snapper aside to marinate, about 10 minutes. Combine soy sauce, butter, and ginger in a small bowl. Mix remaining lemon juice, tomatoes, chives, chile pepper, sugar, and salt together in a separate bowl.
Heat a large skillet to smoking hot over medium-high heat. Cook snapper until just beginning to brown, about 1 minute per side.
Place snapper on preheated grill; brush with soy mixture on each side. Grill, basting occasionally with soy mixture, until snapper flakes easily with a fork, 4 to 6 minutes per side.
Transfer snapper to serving platter. Pour tomato mixture over snapper to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159.5 calories, Carbohydrate 3.9 g, Cholesterol 49.3 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 24.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 544.8 mg, Sugar 2.1 g