Roasted Snapper
Quick and easy red snapper recipe. Great for a workday evening when you don’t have a lot of time to prepare or clean up. Works well with Mahi-Mahi, too!
Ingredients
- 1 whole Snapper
- 1 sprig of marjoram
- 1 sprig of parsley
- 1 clove of garlic crushed
- Olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Slice the skin of fish three times and drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper both inside and out. Stuff the fish with the marjoram, parsley and garlic. Then place in a pre-heated 400 degrees oven for 8-10 minutes.
Blackened Seasoning Mix for Fish
Blackening is a cooking technique often associated with traditional Cajun cuisine, however, it is in fact a modern invention of Chef Paul Prudhomme.
The food is dipped in melted butter and then dredged in a mixture of herbs and spices, usually some combination of thyme, oregano, chili pepper, peppercorns, salt, garlic powder and onion powder. It is then cooked in a very hot cast-iron skillet.
The characteristic brown-black color of the crust results from a combination of browned milk solids from the butter and charred spices.
While the original recipe calls for redfish, the same method of preparation can be applied to other types of fish and other protein sources, such as steak or chicken cutlets.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 3/4 tsp White Pepper
- 3/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried Thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried Oregano
- 1 Tbsp sweet Paprika
- 2 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Red Cayenne Pepper (optional)
Instructions
Mix all ingredients well. Generously coat both sides of fish evenly before cooking.
On low heat, melt about 3 tablespoons of butter or margarine in a non stick frying pan (enough butter to cover fish and the bottom of the pan). As soon as the butter is melted, place the fish in the pan, flipping it over to cover both sides with butter. Then generously coat the fish with the blackened seasoning, flip over again and coat the other side with blackened seasoning.
Increase the heat to medium-high and cook on one side until blackened and somewhat crispy. Flip over and cook the other side. Fell free to add a little more butter if you need it.
Red Snapper Vera Cruz
This recipe is a variation on the traditional Veracruz sauce. Veracruz is a Mexican state on the southern shores of the Gulf of Mexico. It has mountains in the west and beautiful beaches, and seafood, on its eastern border. Spice up your evening with this easy to prepare dish.


