Italian Snapper Recipes

RED SNAPPER ITALIAN STYLE RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• In a large frying pan saute' the julienned onions in the olive oil on medium to medium high heat 1 minute.Add the snapper and cook 2 minutes or until slightly browned. Turn and brown the other side 2 minutes.
• Add the wine,tomatoesand half of the pepper flakes. Slice the olives in half and add to the skillet.Season with salt to taste and simmer 10 minutes basting the fish as it cooks.
• Chop the parsley and add it. Squeezing the halfed lemon over the fish and simmer 1 minute, spoon sauce over the red snapper and serve.

ITALIAN SNAPPER AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Put a baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F. Toss the potatoes with 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, a few grinds of pepper and 1 grated garlic clove. Spread out on the baking sheet and roast until browned and tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring, until browned, 6 to 8 minutes; remove to a plate with a slotted spoon. Add the onion and bell pepper to the skillet; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and the cherry peppers; cook until softened, about 1 minute. Add the cherry pepper brine and wine and cook, scraping up any browned bits, until the liquid is mostly reduced, 1 minute. Add the chicken broth, rosemary and a pinch of salt; bring to a simmer.
• Season the snapper with salt and pepper. Arrange skin-side up on top of the vegetables in the skillet. Scatter the sausage around the fish. Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cover and cook until the fish is just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Divide the sausage, vegetables and snapper among plates; discard the rosemary. Serve with the potatoes. Sprinkle with parsley.

MOIST ROASTED WHOLE RED SNAPPER WITH TOMATOES, BASIL AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Stuff and cook the snapper: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. If the fins are still on the fish, use kitchen scissors to cut them off (they just fall apart when cooked). Sprinkle both the inside and the outside of the fish liberally with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, whole basil leaves, oregano sprigs, garlic and lemon slices.
• Using a very large (14-inch) saute pan or a small roasting pan (oven safe) heat about 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat until smoking. Add the fish and cook until well browned on one side, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the fish over-use a large spatula and grab the tail if it's not too hot-and cook on the other side until well browned, about 2 minutes. Take the fish out of the pan and use wadded paper towels to wipe the pan clean of the oil.
• Cook the vegetables: Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, a pinch of red pepper flakes, the tomatoes, potatoes, chopped oregano and a pinch of salt and cook until the tomatoes begin to lose some of their liquid, about 3 minutes. Return the fish to the pan, laying it on top of the vegetables and drizzle about a tablespoon of olive oil over it. Add the chicken broth to the pan and squeeze the remaining lemon half into the sauce in the pan. Cook on the stove another 3 to 4 minutes, basting the fish with the sauce and moving some of the tomatoes and potatoes in the pan on top of the fish.
• Finish cooking the fish in the oven safe pan in the oven 18 to 19 minutes. (To check for doneness, push the head down gently in the area between the nose and the top of the head; when the head easily moves away from the back of the neck, it is ready.)
• To serve: Remove the fish from the oven and carefully transfer it to a sided platter, pouring any liquid in its cavity back into the pan, and keep the fish warm. Return the pan to the stove over medium heat and cook the sauce and vegetables for a minute or two to concentrate the flavors. Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, the chopped basil and season with additional salt and pepper if necessary. Pour the sauce and vegetables over the fish and serve, using a large spoon to remove servings off the fish. (Don't forget to turn it over to eat off the other side!)

RED SNAPPER LIVORNESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Heat the olive oil in a saute pan large enough to hold the snapper fillets, over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until it starts to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the olives and capers and continue cooking until onion is translucent 3-5 minutes.
• Lay the red snapper fillets skin side down in the pan, and add the marinara sauce and white wine. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and place the pan in the oven.
• Bake in the oven until fish is cooked through, about 15-20 minutes. Using a spatula, carefully transfer fish to serving plates, spoon sauce over fish and serve.

ROMAN-ESCO (ITALIAN ROMESCO) WITH RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Place peppers and coarsely chopped tomato in food processor with bread, pine nuts, garlic, rosemary, chopped parsley and vinegar. Turn processor on and stream in 1/4 to 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil to form a thick sauce.
• Place 2 tablespoons olive oil into a shallow saute pan and add the rosemary sprig. This will infuse the oil before adding the fish.
• Season snapper with salt and pepper and score skin side with cross hatches. Dredge the fish in flour and cook in the rosemary-infused olive oil for 7 to 8 minutes until crispy and golden on both sides. Serve fish in a pool of the sauce.

RED SNAPPER WITH BLACK OLIVES, CAPERS, AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In large bowl stir together olives, capers, red onion, tomatoes, basil, 3 tablespoons parsley, and olive oil. Add 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and red pepper flakes, and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Holding very sharp paring knife at 30-degree angle from fillets, cut 2 diagonal slits through skin and partially into flesh, making slits 1/2 inch apart.
• In large heavy skillet over high heat, heat 1/3 cup canola oil until hot but not smoking. Working in 3 batches, sprinkle fillets with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and place skin-side down in hot pan. Saué until skin is rich golden brown, about 3 minutes, lowering heat if necessary to prevent burning. Turn fillets over and cook 3 minutes more. Transfer to platter and loosely cover with foil to keep warm. Cook remaining two batches in same manner, wiping pan clean between batches and starting with fresh oil for each batch.
• After removing last batch of fish, pour lemon juice into pan and swirl around to combine with pan juices. Drizzle over fish, then sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup parsley. Garnish with tomato-olive mixture.

GRILLED RED SNAPPER WITH LEMON AND JALAPENO

Steps:

• Place snapper fillets in a glass baking dish and pour Italian dressing over top. Gently turn fish to evenly coat. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat. Make a tray with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Remove fish from the dressing and place on the foil tray. Place lemon slices and jalapenos on top. Discard any remaining dressing.
• Place the tray on the preheated grill and cook until fish begins to turn a nice, light color and flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 6 minutes per side.