Best Snapper Tropical Recipes

GRILLED RED SNAPPER WITH TROPICAL FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat a grill.
• Place the red snapper fillets in a shallow dish and reserve. In a small bowl, combine lime juice, ginger, pepper, and olive oil. Pour the mixture over the fish and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Grill the fish over medium heat until the flesh is cooked through and opaque, about 4 minutes per side, depending on the size of the fish. Top with tropical fruit salsa and serve.

CRISPY SNAPPER TACOS WITH AVOCADO AND TROPICAL-FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• Heat 6 cups oil in a deep large saucepan over moderately high heat until a deep-fat thermometer registers 375°F, then fry taco shells, 2 at a time, turning occasionally, until a shade darker, about 1 minute. Transfer to paper towels to drain and season with salt.
• Whisk together lime juice, 3 tablespoons oil, and salt and pepper to taste for dressing.
• Season fish with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté scallions, stirring, 1 minute. Add fish and sauté, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and gently toss fish with chipotles.
• Toss arugula with dressing and salt and pepper to taste.
• Fill taco shells with arugula, fish mixture, and salsa.

BAKED SNAPPER & TROPICAL SALSA

Steps:

• Mix salsa, pineapple and mango.
• Place spinach evenly in 13x9-inch baking dish; top with fillets. Spoon 2 Tbsp. of the salsa mixture over each fillet; cover with foil. Set remaining salsa mixture aside for serving with fish.
• Bake at 450°F for 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Serve with reserved salsa mixture.

TROPICAL PAN SEARED SNAPPER FILLET

Steps:

• Salsa: combine onion, lime juice, avocado, jalapeno, tomato, cilantro, rice vinegar and salt and pepper. set aside Plantain mash: peel plantains and potato, boil until tender, remove from heat, and drain. combine cooked potato and plantains with butter, salt and pepper to taste, and keep warm until serving Snapper: season the fillets. Heat a large saute pan over med high heat. Add the oil and then the butter. saute the fillets until crisp. turn and cook the other side. It will take about 5 min total. Divide the plantain mash among 4 plates and place a fillet on top of each portion. Serve with salsa on the side and garnish with scallions and fried plantain chips

SNAPPER TROPICAL

Steps:

• **Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Heat the vegetable oil in a pan while you lightly dredge the snapper in the flour and shake off all excess. Sautee both sides of the snapper filets in the oil till lightly browned then discard the vegetable oil. Remove the fish to a side plate and keep warm. Deglaze the pan with the fish stock and the rum and let reduce for 2-3 minutes, add the orange juice and butter stir for 2-3 minutes till the sauce thickens a bit. Add the fresh basil and fruit, salt and pepper and the snapper filets. Place in the oven for a final 3-4 minutes. Remove from oven , plate the filets and top with the fruit sauce