Roasted Grouper With Sesame Almond Crust Recipes

BROILED GROUPER PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler.
• Place the grouper fillets on a greased baking tray. Brush them with lemon juice. In a small bowl, stir together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Broil the fillets for 4 to 6 minutes, until they can be flaked with a fork. Remove from the oven and spread the cheese mixture on top of fillets.
• Return to the broiler for an additional 30 seconds, or until the topping is browned and bubbly.

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.

LEMON TART WITH ALMOND CRUST

Steps:

• Place the flour, almonds, sugar, butter, extract and salt in a food processor. Cover and pulse until blended. Gradually add water, 1 T. at a time, pulsing until mixture forms a soft dough.
• Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9 inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a large heavy saucepan, whisk the first six filling ingredients until blended. Add butter; cook and stir over low heat for 7-8 minutes or until thickened. Strain; pour into crust. Bake at 325 for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

PASSOVER LEMON CHEESECAKE WITH ALMOND CRUST

Steps:

• Make crust: Preheat oven to 350F with rack in middle. Pulse almonds, sugar, matzo cake meal, and salt in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer to a bowl and stir in butter until combined well. Press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of springform pan. Bake until crust is firm and a shade darker, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool crust completely in pan on a rack.
• Make filling and bake cheesecake: Reduce oven temperature to 300°F Beat together cream cheese and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add eggs 1 at a time, mixing until incorporated. Mix in zest and vanilla.
• Put springform pan in a shallow baking pan and pour filling into cooled crust. Bake until filling is set 1 1/2 inches from edge but center is wobbly, 45 to 50 minutes (filling will continue to set as it cools). Transfer cake in pan to a rack and immediately run a knife around edge, then remove side of pan. Cool completely, 2 to 3 hours.

BASIC TART CRUST - TORTENBODEN

Steps:

• Beat the egg yolks and gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, and beat to a froth.
• Mix the hot milk with the remaining sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel, and butter.
• Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
• Combine all mixtures.
• Beat the egg whites until fluffy, then fold them into the mixture.
• Grease a pan and dust with flour, pour mixture into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool; when cool, slice twice horizontally, spread layers with cream filling of your choice, and set back together.

SWORDFISH WITH ALMOND CRUST

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400°F Set aside fish and lemon slices. In bowl of food processor, fitted with steel blade, pulse on and off remaining ingredients until mixture forms a rough paste.
• Line a shallow baking pan with foil. Spray with non-stick spray. Place swordfish steaks in pan. Spread tops evenly with almond mixture.
• Bake in center of oven 12-15 minutes, until fish is opaque throughout. Remove from oven, plate and garnish with lemon slices.

ROASTED GROUPER WITH SESAME ALMOND CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Butter a shallow baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine the sesame oil, vegetable oil, lemon juice, water, beaten egg, salt, cracked pepper, and chili sauce. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine the wheat thins, cheese, almonds, sesame seeds, parsley, tarragon and cracked pepper and process to a crumb. Set aside.
• Dip the fish fillets in the marinade and then in the crumbs. Place on the baking pan. Do now allow the fillets to touch each other. Combine the melted butter and olive oil and drizzle over the fish, then roast in the oven for 20 minutes until the fillets are browned and cooked through.
• Serve with Peanut Cream Sauce (recipe posted separately).