Best 8 Plate Steamed Red Snapper Recipes

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Plate-steamed red snapper is a classic seafood dish that combines tender and flaky fish with a flavorful sauce. With its crispy skin, delicate flesh, and aromatic broth, this dish is a delight for both the eyes and the taste buds. Steaming the fish in a plate allows it to cook evenly and retain its natural moisture, resulting in a succulent and flavorful meal. Whether you prefer a simple preparation with just a few herbs and spices or a more elaborate sauce with a variety of ingredients, there are countless ways to enjoy this delectable dish.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

PAN SEARED RED SNAPPER



Pan Seared Red Snapper image

This is great for a gourmet taste on a tight schedule. Also, my husband, who isn't a fish fan, requests this recipe! Drizzle sauce over fish, and serve with vegetables.

Provided by OCTOBERK8

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian

Time 20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 (4 ounce) fillets red snapper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
¼ cup chopped green onions
1 teaspoon ground ginger

Steps:

  • Rinse snapper under cold water, and pat dry. In a shallow bowl, mix together olive oil, lemon juice, rice vinegar, mustard, honey, green onions, and ginger.
  • Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Dip snapper fillets in marinade to coat both sides, and place in skillet. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Pour remaining marinade into skillet. Reduce heat, and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Cholesterol 41.4 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 24 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 138.7 mg, Sugar 9 g

QUICK STEAMED RED SNAPPER (SEAFOOD)



Quick Steamed Red Snapper (Seafood) image

Excellent for microwave preparation. If you don't have a steamer, it's easy to make one. Use your vegetable steamer or cooling rack in a frypan.

Provided by Sheila in Alaska

Categories     Orange Roughy

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb red snapper fillet (could also use orange roughy, cod, pollock)
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely grated
1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Combine soy sauce, sugar, ginger, garlic, pepper and salt.
  • Arrange fish on steaming rack.
  • Brush fish with soy-ginger mixture.
  • Place rack over boiling water.
  • Cover.
  • Steam 10 minutes or until fish flakes when tested with a fork.
  • Brush occasionally with soy-ginger mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 161.6, Fat 2, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 53.2, Sodium 388.8, Carbohydrate 3.8, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.2, Protein 30.3

PLATE-STEAMED RED SNAPPER



Plate-Steamed Red Snapper image

Black sea bass, striped bass, catfish, salmon, and halibut are also delicious steamed.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 red-snapper fillets (about 8 ounces each), skin on
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, plus a few sprigs for garnish
1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed and thinly sliced, or two 1-inch strips lemon peel
2 scallions, cut into thin strips about 4 inches long
1 4-inch piece of ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips
4 shiitake or white mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon rice-wine vinegar

Steps:

  • Place a steaming rack in a large wok. Fill wok with water to 1 inch below the rack. Place a heatproof plate on rack, making sure plate doesn't touch sides of wok.
  • Season fillets with salt and pepper. Coat lightly on both sides with sesame oil. Sprinkle flesh side with chopped cilantro.
  • Place one fillet on the plate, skin side down. Sprinkle with some lemon grass or peel; sprinkle remainder around plate. Place second fillet, skin side up, on top of first.
  • Scatter scallions, ginger, and mushrooms on top of and around fish. Drizzle with soy sauce and vinegar.
  • Bring water to a boil, turn down to a steady simmer, and cover wok. Steam until the fish flakes at thickest part, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve directly from plate.

PAN-SEARED RED SNAPPER WITH LEMON- ZEST BUTTER SAUCE



Pan-Seared Red Snapper With Lemon- Zest Butter Sauce image

Provided by Molly O'Neill

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 lemons
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup orange juice
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons whole peppercorns
8 tablespoons very cold butter, cut into 16 chunks
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 7-to 8-ounce red snapper fillets
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped

Steps:

  • Grate the zest from 1 of the lemons, carefully avoiding the pith. Set aside.
  • Using a paring knife, remove the peel in long strips from the second lemon, scraping off any pith. Cut the peel into a fine julienne. Bring a small saucepan half full of water to a boil and add the strips. Boil 1 minute. Drain and rinse the strips under cold water. Drain on paper towels. Set aside.
  • In a small heavy saucepan, simmer the lemon juice, orange juice, shallot, peppercorns and grated zest, uncovered, until the mixture is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids and return the liquid to the pan and set it over very low heat.
  • Whisk chunks of cold butter into the sauce one at a time, whisking continuously. When all the butter has been incorporated, immediately remove the pan from the heat. (The sauce will separate if it becomes too hot.) Transfer the sauce to a small thermos or to a glass cup set inside a bowl of very warm water.
  • Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the oil. Add salt and pepper to snapper fillets taste. Place the snapper fillets in the pan and cook, turning once, until they are lightly browned and just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the fillets to 4 warm plates. Coat with the sauce, garnish with parsley and lemon-zest strips and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 517, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 33 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 46 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 771 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 1 gram

STEAMED RED SNAPPER WITH B AND B



Steamed Red Snapper With B and B image

A recipe from New York's Le Perigord restaurant in New York City. It uses Benedictine and Brandy liqueur, which Food does not recognize, so I listed brandy instead. Taken from a Benedictine liqueur recipe cookbook.

Provided by Mami J

Categories     < 30 Mins

Time 30m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup brandy (Benedictine and Brandy liqueur)
3 tablespoons butter
2 red snapper fillets
1 pinch salt and pepper
1 carrot, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
1/2 lb spinach leaves, rinsed and trimmed
1 lemon, cut ito quarters, to garnish

Steps:

  • Fill fish poacher or steamer half full with cold water. Add brandy (B and B) and two tablespoons butter.
  • Melt remaining butter and brush over fish. Season fish on both sides with salt and pepper, and place on rack in steamer. Arrange carrot slices around fish and sprinkle oregano all over. Cover and steam until fish is cooked, about 15 minutes.
  • Remove fish with a spatula and place on serving plates. Spoon carrot slices evenly over fish. Add spinach to steamer and cook about 1 minute. Arrange spinach around fish and garnish with lemon quarters. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 500.5, Fat 20.8, SaturatedFat 11.7, Cholesterol 125.7, Sodium 360.7, Carbohydrate 10.1, Fiber 4.3, Sugar 2.7, Protein 48.8

STEAMED SEA BASS OR RED SNAPPER



Steamed Sea Bass or Red Snapper image

Do not attempt this dish unless the fish is very fresh. Steaming is used only for fresh, delicately flavored fish.

Provided by Dorothy Lee

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 to 4 tung uk (chinese dried mushroom)
1 sea bass or red snapper, about 1 1/2 pounds
1 teaspoon of salt
3 to 4 slices Smithfield ham or 3 slices fat pork or 2 slices of bacon
1 small canned bamboo shoot
2 scallions
3 slices fresh ginger
1 tablespoon sherry

Steps:

  • Wash and clean tung ku. Soak in hot water for 20 minutes until softened. Drain and save 1 tablespoon of the liquid. Remove stem and cut into shreds.
  • Scale and clean fish. Keep the head and tail on if you want to serve the fish real Chinese style. Be sure fish is at room temperature. Cut slashes on 45 angle at inch intervals on both sides. Rub the fish both inside and outside with salt. Cut ham, bamboo shoot, scallions and ginger into fine shreds. Place fish on a serving plate or Pyrex plate. Spread tung ku, bamboo shoot , scallion, ginger and ham shreds over fish. Mix sherry with 1 tablespoon tung ku liquid and pour over fish. Steam over vigorously boiling water for 10 minutes. Test the meat in slashes. If meat flakes from the bone, it's done. Otherwise steam 5 more minutes. Garnish with Chinese parsley.

BAKED RED SNAPPER WITH GARLIC, LIME, AND CILANTRO



Baked Red Snapper with Garlic, Lime, and Cilantro image

A delicious and easy red snapper dish, with the flavors of the summer. You can substitute almost any firm-fleshed fish, but snapper is my favorite!

Provided by mslisa

Categories     Seafood     Fish

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

cooking spray
2 pounds skin-on red snapper fillets
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
1 pinch ground red chile pepper, or to taste
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. Place red snapper skin-side down in the baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with garlic, garlic salt, and red pepper. Spread cilantro evenly over the fish; squeeze lime evenly on top.
  • Marinate in the refrigerator, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt butter and pour evenly over the fish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until flesh flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 18 minutes. Serve with juices spooned over the fish, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 188.7 calories, Carbohydrate 0.7 g, Cholesterol 65.7 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 31.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 151.5 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

STEAMED RED SNAPPER WITH GINGER, CHILES, AND SESAME OIL



Steamed Red Snapper with Ginger, Chiles, and Sesame Oil image

Categories     Wok     Fish     Ginger     Steam     Quick & Easy     Snapper     Hot Pepper     Sesame     Gourmet

Yield Makes 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (1-pound) red snapper fillet with skin (3/4 inch thick)
1 tablespoon medium-dry Sherry
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into 1/16-inch-thick matchsticks (1 1/2 inches long)
1 scallion, cut lengthwise into 1 1/2-inch-long very thin strips (1/3 cup)
2 fresh serrano chiles, seeded and cut lengthwise into very thin strips
1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil

Steps:

  • Arrange a 9-inch metal cake rack or steamer basket in a 12- to 14-inch wok or a deep 12-inch skillet (with a domed lid) and add enough water to reach just below rack. Cover wok and bring water to a boil.
  • Score skin of fish in several places, then put on an oiled heatproof plate that will fit into wok or skillet with 1 inch clearance around plate. Stir together Sherry and salt in a small bowl, then rub mixture onto both sides of fish, leaving skin side up.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a small skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté ginger, scallion, and chiles, stirring, until fragrant but not browned, about 30 seconds, and spoon over fish. Carefully transfer fish (on plate) to rack in wok and cover tightly, then steam until fish is just cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes. Carefully remove plate from wok and sprinkle fish with sesame oil.

Tips:

  • Choose the freshest red snapper you can find. Look for fish with bright, clear eyes, red gills, and a firm, springy body.
  • Scale and gut the fish before cooking. This will remove any dirt, scales, or organs that could affect the taste of the fish.
  • Season the fish liberally with salt and pepper. You can also add other seasonings, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or paprika.
  • Steam the fish over a bed of vegetables. This will help to infuse the fish with flavor and prevent it from drying out.
  • Cook the fish until it is opaque throughout. This will usually take about 10-12 minutes for a 1-pound fish.
  • Serve the fish immediately with your favorite sides. Some popular options include rice, vegetables, or a squeeze of lemon.

Conclusion:

Steamed red snapper is a healthy and delicious dish that is easy to make. By following these tips, you can create a flavorful and satisfying meal that the whole family will enjoy. Whether you are a seasoned cook or a beginner, steamed red snapper is a great option for a quick and easy weeknight meal. So next time you're looking for a healthy and delicious seafood dish, give steamed red snapper a try!

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