Grouper Gouda With Sliced Almonds Recipes

GROUPER ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Mix together lemon juice, orange juice, cream of coconut, 1 tablespoon butter, honey, salt, pepper, and white wine in a sauce pan. Cook on low heat until mixture thickens.
• Pan fry grouper in 1/4 cup butter with a dash of salt on low heat for about 10 minutes. When finished, drizzle sauce on top and sprinkle with almond slices to garnish.

PANFRIED GROUPER WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Rinse the fillets and pat them dry with paper towels. Check the fish for bones and remove with tweezers, if necessary. In a food processor, combine the almonds, allspice, salt, pepper, cayenne, cumin, and paprika. Pulse until finely ground, but do not over process or the nuts can become oily. In a shallow baking dish, spread out the nut spice mixture. Dredge the fillets in the mixture, one at a time, shaking off the excess.
• In a large heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Fry the fillets for about 3 minutes on each side, until light brown. With a slotted spatula, remove the fish to a warm platter or individual serving plates and scatter with the parsley sprigs. Serve with wedges of lemon.

FISH WITH TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Place a large dry nonstick skillet over medium heat, and add almonds. Stir constantly until they are tinged with color. Take from heat, and transfer to a bowl to cool.
• Season both sides of the fish well with salt and pepper. Place the same pan over medium heat, and add butter and olive oil. When both begin to bubble, add cod fillets skin side up. Brown fish until opaque all the way through, turning once, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Transfer fish to a warm serving plate, skin side down.
• Reduce heat under pan to low, and add lemon juice. Stir to blend with butter and oil, then pour this sauce over fillets. Scatter parsley over cod, and scatter with toasted almonds. Serve immediately.

SUGARED TOASTED ALMOND SALAD TOPPING

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Cook and stir almonds and sugar in a skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar melts and almonds turn golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer almonds to the prepared baking sheet to cool completely.

PAN-FRIED FISH ALMONDINE

Steps:

• First make the almondine breading by placing Panko breadcrumbs, lemon zest, and sliced almonds into a food processor.
• Pulse until it reaches a fine consistency. *The breading adheres to the fish better this way.*.
• If applicable, debone the fish and remove the skin.
• Salt and pepper the fish, to taste.
• In a small bowl, mix eggs and water together to make an egg wash.
• Place flour in a shallow pan.
• Place the almondine breading in another shallow pan.
• Dredge each fish fillet through the flour, dusting off any excess, dip in egg wash; place in breading, coating both sides of fish. If you aren't going to fry these right away, store them in the refrigerator at this point.
• Preheat saute pan using medium heat.
• Add the butter and melt, being careful not to burn.
• Place fish in hot butter and cook on each side until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side, which is an average time. Depending on how thick your fish is, you may need to either shorten or lengthen the time.
• Optional: Sprinkle chopped parsley on top of the fish before serving.

GROUPER GOUDA WITH SLICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a deep baking dish with foil, or spray a ceramic dish with non-stick spray. Place the Grouper filet in the baking dish and pour milk over the filet. Season with salt and white pepper and bake 20 minutes, or until the grouper is done in the thickest part of the filet. While the Grouper is cooking, begin making the sauce by melting the butter in a saucepan over medium high heat. Saute the shallots 2-3 minutes until they begin to turn golden, then remove the shallots and reserve. Add the Gouda to the butter, stirring occasionally until melted. Add the white wine, flour, and mustard, mixing well and cook until the sauce thickens slightly. Add salt and white pepper to taste. Pour the cheese mixture over the Grouper filet, top with browned shallots and sliced almonds, and put under the broiler just long enough to toast the almonds. After broiling, sprinkle with lemon zest.