Cashewandpapayacrustedsnapper Recipes

CAJUN-CRUSTED SNAPPER FILLETS

Steps:

• Toss together bread crumbs, Cajun seasoning, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with the buttermilk. Toss the fish with the flour, shake off the excess, and dip into the egg. Shake off excess egg, and press into breadcrumb mixture. Set aside.
• Heat about 1/8 inch of oil in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes per side until the fish flakes easily and has browned nicely.

CAJUN STYLE BLACKENED SNAPPER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together paprika, cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, and oregano.
• Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat for 10 minutes, or until extremely hot.
• Dip fish into melted butter, and sprinkle each fillet generously with the seasoning mixture. Place the fish fillets in the hot skillet. Pour 1 tablespoon of butter over each fillet. Cook until the coating on the underside of the fillet turns black, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn the fish over. Pour another tablespoon of butter over the fish, and cook for 2 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CURRY SNAPPER

Steps:

• Coat a medium saute pan with the oil and place over medium-high heat. Stir together the flour and curry powder in a small bowl. Dust the rock cod fillets with the curry-flour mixture and pan-fry until golden on one side, 2 1/2 minutes. Turn the fish and add the onions, peppers, mushrooms and garlic to the pan and cook 1 1/2 minutes. Deglaze the pan by pouring in the sweet sake and clam juice. Cook to reduce the broth by a third, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Serve the fillets over steamed white rice, spooning the vegetables and broth over the fillets. Drizzle with soy sauce to taste.

STUFFED CRUSTED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the filling, wash, clean, and cut all vegetables into 1-inch long julienne. In a large bowl, combine the leeks, mango, grated ginger, zest, bell pepper, and red onion.
• For the crust, slice the potatoes into thin slices like chips, and set aside.
• Place the vegetables, and lime juice at the end of each fillet, roll up, and secure with toothpicks.
• Dust each fillet in flour and lay on a baking sheet. Cover each fillet with the potato chips, layering the potatoes as close together as possible. Sprinkle the oil on top of each fillet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

CRABBY CRUSTED CHICKPEA CAKES

Steps:

• Blend chickpeas together in a food processor or blender until they turn into a paste; transfer to a bowl. Mix onion, 1/4 cup parsley, eggs, salt, black pepper, and thyme into chickpeas paste. Add 1/2 of the oats and 1/2 of the bread crumbs.
• Spread the remaining oats and bread crumbs onto a plate.
• Form chickpea mixture into patties; press into oat-bread crumb mixture into completely coated.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add patties and cook until patties are golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Mix crab meat, mayonnaise, celery seed, sugar, and paprika together in a bowl until crab salad is well mixed.
• Place a bed of lettuce on a serving plate; top with chickpea patties. Spoon crab salad on top of each patty.

CASHEW CRUSTED RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Wash filets and dip each in egg wash (eggs mixed with milk), then roll in crushed cashews until encrusted.
• Saute in olive oil and butter until golden brown on each side.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, wine and lemon.
• Finish in oven, being careful not to overcook.
• Garnish with rum sauce, carrots and tomatoes.
• For Sauce: Mix all ingredients in small saucepan, bring to boil and remove from heat.
• Serve warm.

PAPAYA-AND-CUBEB-MARINATED SNAPPER WITH BAKED YAM CHIPS

Steps:

• Fish
• Using a sharp chef's knife, score skin of each fish fillet in a crosshatch pattern, making cuts about ½" apart. Season fillets on both sides with salt and alligator pepper.
• Toast cubeb peppers in a dry small skillet over medium-low heat, shaking occasionally, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a spice mill or mortar and pestle. Let cool and coarsely grind; set aside. Coarsely chop half of papaya into 1" pieces; set remaining half aside. Coarsely chop half of cilantro (leaves and stems); set remaining cilantro aside.
• Transfer chopped papaya to a blender; add oil and blend, adding 1-2 Tbsp. water to get it going if needed, until smooth. Add chopped cilantro, onion, garlic, ginger, ground chile, ¼ tsp. salt, and reserved ground cubeb pepper. Blend mixture to a smooth paste.
• Coat fillets all over with marinade, rubbing into score marks. Place fish, skin side down, in a single layer in a large baking dish. Squeeze juice from half a lemon over. Set remaining lemon half aside for serving. Cover with plastic wrap or a lid and chill at least 2 hours and up to 12 hours.
• Chips and Assembly
• Fill a large bowl with water. Peel yams and slice in half lengthwise, then slice in half crosswise. Cut each quarter into ½"-thick slabs. (Length of slabs will depend on yam's size, but you're going for something that looks like steak fries.) Add yam slices to bowl as you work to prevent oxidation. When all yams are cut, swish in water to remove excess starch, then drain. Refill bowl and repeat process until water is clear, about 2 more times. Add sugar and ½ tsp. salt and stir until dissolved; add the drained chips. (Yams, like many foods that are good for you, can be quite bitter; the sugar will help counter this.) Let soak 30 minutes.
• Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 450°. Drain chips and pat dry with a clean kitchen towel. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with 2 Tbsp. oil. Season with black pepper, then sprinkle with chili powder and remaining 1 tsp. salt. Toss to coat, then spread out into an even layer. Roast chips, turning halfway through, until golden brown and crisp, about 20 minutes.
• Heat broiler. Scrape off excess marinade from fish and place fillets, skin side up, on another rimmed baking sheet. Broil until browned and crisp on top and cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
• Using a vegetable peeler, shave reserved papaya into ribbons, pick leaves from reserved cilantro stems, and cut reserved lemon half into wedges.
• Transfer fish to plates and top with papaya and cilantro. Mound yam chips next to fillets. Serve with shito and lemon wedges alongside.

ASIAN SNAPPER WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook fillets in oil over medium heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork; remove and keep warm., Stir the jelly, ketchup, capers, lemon juice, soy sauce and ginger into the skillet. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened; serve with red snapper.

CAPRESE SKEWERS

Steps:

• Wrap each mozzarella ball with a basil leaf.
• Thread a tomato half, a basil-wrapped mozzarella ball, and another tomato half onto a skewer. Repeat until all tomatoes are on skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

CASHEW AND PAPAYA-CRUSTED SNAPPER

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, combine all the marinade ingredients. Add the fish fillets, turning to coat them. Cover and refrigerate, turning once, for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor, process the bread cubes on high speed for one minute, until they're crumbly but not totally fine. Add the papaya, curry powder, salt and garlic. Pulse on low speed 15-20 times, until the papaya has been thoroughly incorporated into the bread. You should have coral-colored bread with tiny bits of fruit throughout. Coarsely chop one ounce of the cashews, then stir the coarsely chopped nuts and herbs into the bread coating.
• Preheat the oven to broil. Coat a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Remove the fillets from the marinade and place them on the baking sheet. Discard the marinade. Using a spoon or knife, cover the top and sides of the fillets with the coating. Finely chop the remaining 1/2 ounce of cashews and sprinkle them over the top of the coated fish.
• Broil for five minutes, until the bread and cashews start to brown and get a crusty look. Reduce the heat to 500 degrees and bake an additional 3-5 minutes, until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Use a spatula to remove the fish from the baking sheet.