Oven Baked Whole Yellowtail Snapper Recipes

OVEN BAKED WHOLE YELLOWTAIL SNAPPER

Steps:

• Rinse and pat dry fish.
• Make 3 slits or more on both sides of the fish.
• Make a seasoning mix by combining: melted butter, sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and squeezed lemon juice.
• Mix well and adjust to taste.
• Place fish on a lightly oiled foil-lined baking sheet.
• Brush fish with seasoning mix on both sides, inside the cavity, and inside the slits.
• Insert fresh minced garlic or sliced onion and lemon slices inside the fish cavity.
• Insert lemon slices into the slits.
• Dust with additional paprika, salt, and dry parsley.
• Bake in the preheated to 400°F oven for about 30 minutes or until fish flakes easily.
• Drizzle with lemon juice and dripping from the seasoning. Garnish with fresh herbs (parsley) and serve.

BAKED WHOLE RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Clean red snapper inside and out under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels.
• Brush grapeseed oil all over the inside and outside of the fish, and sprinkle with Cajun seasoning on all sides. Insert garlic cloves, citrus slices, and thyme sprigs into the cavity of the fish. Set on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes, depending on size of the fish.

YELLOW TAIL SNAPPER BAKED IN A SALT CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Rinse the fish and pat dry; season it inside and out with salt and pepper. In a mixing bowl, combine the lemon, shallot, parsley, 2 tablespoons thyme, bay leaves, red pepper flakes, and 1/4-cup olive oil. Place the fish on an oiled baking sheet and stuff the cavity with the lemon mixture.
• In a clean mixing bowl, whip the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Fold in the salt to make a paste then fold in the remaining thyme leaves. Smear the salt paste over the entire fish and roast for 35 to 45 minutes. The egg whites will form a hard crust. Gently crack the shell with a spoon and lift off the salt crust. Serve.

BLUE HEAVEN'S YELLOWTAIL SNAPPER

Steps:

• For citrus beurre blanc, combine wine and juices in a pan and boil until reduced to 3 tablespoons, about 10 minutes.
• Add cream and simmer to about 1 1/84 cup and slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in 4 tablespoons butter. Season with salt and pepper, set aside and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, pour flour in a shallow dish and dip fillets in it to coat. Melt remaining butter in a pan and cook fillets, turning once, till fish flakes easily, about 8 minutes.
• Serve fish over a pool of beurre blanc with fried plantains, steamed fresh green beans and fresh corn.

WHOLE SNAPPER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• In a large sauté pan over moderate heat, warm the oil. Add the onions and sauté, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute. Add 3/4 cup wine and the bay leaves and bring to a simmer. Continue simmering until the onions are tender and the wine is slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Whisk in the butter then remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the lemon juice.
• Arrange the snappers, side by side, in a 12- by 18-inch or larger roasting pan. Stuff the cavity of each fish with about 1/4 cup of the onion mixture, along with the whole garlic, tomato slices, and celery. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon the remaining onion mixture over the fish then pour half the lime juice on and around the fish and add 2 cups of water to the pan. Wrap the pan snugly with foil and roast for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and continue roasting until the fish is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes longer. Remove any onion from the top of the fish then carefully transfer the fish to a large serving platter (do not discard the onion or juices remaining in the pan). Drizzle the remaining lime juice over the fish and cover loosely with foil to keep warm.
• Scrape the onion and juices from the roasting pan into a medium saucepan. Add the remaining 1/4 cup white wine and 1/4 cup water, and bring to a simmer. Continue simmering until slightly reduced, then pour through a fine-mesh strainer.
• To Serve:
• Garnish the fish with cilantro and serve with the reduced pan sauce and lime wedges.

OVEN ROASTED YELLOWTAIL (SNAPPER) AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Bring potatoes to boil and cook until tender (12 min.)drain.
• Make 3 evenspaced 3" long slits on each side of fish.
• Sprinkle fish inside with salt and lay butterfly style in steep sided baking dish.
• Surround fish with potatoes,olives,chunk tomato,garlic,oregano,top with salsa and olive oil/sherry mixture.
• Bake approx 30 minutes or til fish flakes.Do not overbake.

BAKED YELLOW TAIL SNAPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Rinse fillets pat dry, place skin side down on cookie sheet. Brush with mayonnaise, sprinkle fresh bread crumbs on top. Bake 15 minutes. Serve.