Red snapper with spicy orange sauce is a tantalizing dish that entices the senses with its vibrant colors and zesty flavors. This culinary masterpiece combines the delicate, flaky texture of red snapper with a vibrant, tangy sauce made from fresh oranges, aromatic spices, and a hint of heat. The result is a harmonious blend of flavors and textures that will leave your taste buds dancing with delight. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a novice cook, this article will guide you through the process of creating this delectable dish, providing you with all the necessary tips and tricks to ensure perfect results every time.
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RED SNAPPER WITH ORANGE SAUCE
"A tangy orange sauce, seasoned with garlic and ginger, really brings out the best in these red snapper fillets," says Barbara Nowakowski of Mesa, Arizona.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. Place the fish in a single layer in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook the garlic in butter for 1 minute; pour over fish. Drizzle with orange juice; sprinkle with orange zest. Bake, uncovered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-15 minutes. , In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook garlic in butter until golden brown, 2-3 minutes. Discard garlic. Stir orange juice and ginger into butter; heat through. Cut fish into serving-size pieces; drizzle with orange sauce and sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 204mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 30g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
RED SNAPPER WITH SPICY ORANGE SAUCE
A quick sauce to serve over fish steaks; if you prefer grilled fish, you may want to leave out the dredging.
Provided by ChrisMc
Categories Spicy
Time 15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Dredge fish in flour, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper, and pan fry in oil.
- Melt butter and combine with concentrate, chili, and remaining salt and pepper.
- Pour sauce over fish, garnish with parsley, and serve.
FRIED RED SNAPPER IN SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
Steps:
- Mix the cornstarch and flour together. Season the snapper with salt and freshly ground black pepper, and dredge in the flour mixture. Fill a deep pot halfway full with oil. Heat oil to 350 degrees F, and fry fish until golden, toss directly into hot sauce, and serve.
- Put a small saucepan over medium heat, add oil, onions, and ginger. Saute for 2 minutes. Add vinegar, sugar, ketchup, and duck sauce. Bring to a simmer for 5 minutes, add water to desired consistency if sauce is too thick. Season with salt and pepper.
FRIED WHOLE RED SNAPPER WITH SPICY CHILE SAUCE
Steps:
- Mix the fish sauce, water, chile garlic sauce, the lime juice, and sugar together in a small pan and bring to a boil.
- Fill a large heavy saute pan with 1-inch of oil and heat for 5 minutes until hot, but not smoking.
- Make 2 diagonal cuts on each side of the fish for ease of cooking. Salt, pepper, and flour both sides of the fish. Fish should be dry, as to not splatter oil when frying. Lower fish into oil, the oil should bubble vigorously. Cook 4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Check cuts on fish for doneness.
- When fish is almost cooked, heat up sauce and stir in cornstarch mixture while sauce is boiling. Sauce should be slightly thick, but not lumpy. Remove fish from oil and slightly dry with paper towels. Add scallions to the sauce and pour over fish to cover. Serve with steamed rice.
ORANGE-GLAZED RED SNAPPER
Make and share this Orange-Glazed Red Snapper recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Wildflour
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place filets on an ungreased shallow baking pan.
- Broil 4-6" from heat for 5-6 minutes.
- Combine marmalade, butter and mustard; spoon over filets.
- Broil 3-4 minutes longer or til fish flakes easily with a fork. *Do not turn!
- 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 293.9, Fat 5.9, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 87.5, Sodium 156.6, Carbohydrate 13.5, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 12.1, Protein 44.9
SPICY RED SNAPPER CAKES
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories easy, quick, weekday, appetizer
Time 15m
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. With slightly moistened hands, form the mixture into 12 cakes, each about 1/2 inch thick.
- Coat a large nonstick skillet lightly with oil. Heat over medium heat until hot. Add as many fish cakes as will comfortably fit in pan. Cook until nicely browned on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 247, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 322 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
RED SNAPPER WITH SPICY SOY GLAZE ON SAUTEED VEGETABLES AND SWEET POTATOES
Steps:
- Separately cut carrots and bell pepper into thin strips and diagonally cut snow peas into 1/2-inch pieces. Chop coriander. Peel sweet potato and, if desired, with a channel knife cut 4 lengthwise grooves (one every quarter turn). Cut potato crosswise into 12 slices (about 1/4 inch thick) and in a steamer set over 1 inch boiling water steam slices, in one layer if possible, covered, until just cooked through and tender but not falling apart, about 8 minutes.
- Remove steamer from heat and season potato with salt and pepper. Keep potato warm in steamer, covered. In a small saucepan heat glaze and keep warm, covered.
- Preheat oven to 275°F.
- In a non-stick skillet heat 1/2 teaspoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté 2 fillets, skin sides down, pressing on fish with a metal spatula to help skin brown evenly, until skin is golden brown, about 1 minute. With spatula turn fillets over and sauté until golden, about 30 seconds more. Transfer fillets, skin sides up, to a non-stick baking pan and sauté remaining 2 fillets in 1/2 teaspoon oil in same manner. Bake fish in middle of oven until just cooked through, about 3 minutes.
- While fish is baking, in a large non-stick skillet heat 1/2 teaspoon remaining oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté carrots until barely tender, about 2 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil, bell pepper, and snow peas and sauté vegetables, stirring, until just tender, about 30 seconds. Add cabbage and onion and sauté, stirring, until just tender, about 1 minute. Immediately transfer sautéed vegetables to a bowl and toss with coriander, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide potato among 4 plates and top with sautéed vegetables. Put fillets, skin sides up, on vegetables and drizzle with some glaze.
- Garnish plates with lime wedges and serve remaining glaze on the side.
RED SNAPPER WITH SWEET PEPPER AND GARLIC SAUCE
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories dinner, main course
Time 10m
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large, nonstick skillet. Season the snapper with salt and pepper and add to the skillet. Cook for 2 minutes on each side. Pour tapenade sauce over fish, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Divide among 4 plates, spoon with the sauce, sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
BAKED SNAPPER WITH MANDARIN ORANGES, CASHEWS AND GINGER
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (225 degrees C).
- Arrange the snapper fillets in a single layer in the bottom of a lightly greased shallow baking dish. In a medium bowl, stir together the mandarin orange juice, lime juice, brown sugar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Mix in the red pepper flakes, ginger and chopped mandarin oranges. Pour over the snapper in the dish.
- Bake uncovered for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until fish is opaque. Transfer fillets to serving plates and spoon the sauce over them. Garnish with a sprinkle of cashews and green onion.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 255.7 calories, Carbohydrate 20.4 g, Cholesterol 41.4 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 26.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 528.6 mg, Sugar 13.2 g
CAJUN RED SNAPPER
Steps:
- On a large piece of wax paper, mix together paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, onion powder, thyme, basil, garlic powder, and oregano.
- In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter or margarine with oil. Brush both sides of the snapper filets with the butter mixture, reserve the remaining butter mixture. Coat both sides of the filets with the seasoning-mixture.
- Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat until a drop of water sizzles on it. Drizzle half of the remaining butter-oil mixture on one side of fish fillets. Place fillets butter side down in pan. Cook over a high heat until the fish is deeply browned, about 5 minutes. Drizzle remaining butter-mixture over the fish and flip the fish over. Cook until fish is browned and flakes when tested with a fork, about 5 minutes more. Season to taste with salt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.6 calories, Carbohydrate 1.3 g, Cholesterol 71.8 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 34.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 102.8 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
SAUTEED RED SNAPPER FILLETS WITH FENNEL AND ORANGE
Categories Citrus Fish Fruit Vegetable Sauté Dinner Orange Seafood Snapper Fennel Summer Winter Gourmet Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cut peel and white pith from orange with a sharp knife, then cut sections free from membranes. Squeeze 1 to 2 tablespoons juice from membranes before discarding and reserve. Cut sections into 1/4-inch dice and reserve separately.
- Quarter fennel bulb lengthwise and cut out and discard core. Cut quarters lengthwise into 3/4-inch-thick slices.
- Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté fennel with fennel seed and salt and pepper to taste, stirring, until edges are browned and fennel is wilted, about 10 minutes. Cook fennel over moderately low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes more. Stir in reserved orange juice.
- While fennel cooks, pat fish dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a 9- to 10-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until just starting to smoke, then sauté fish, skin sides down, until skins are golden, about 3 minutes. Turn fish over and sauté until just cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
- Sprinkle fish with lemon juice and serve, skin sides up, on top of fennel and orange dice.
Tips:
- To ensure the fish cooks evenly, make sure the fillets are of uniform thickness. If necessary, use a sharp knife to trim the fillets so that they are all the same thickness.
- For a crispy skin, pat the fish fillets dry with paper towels before cooking. This will help the skin crisp up in the pan.
- Be careful not to overcrowd the pan when cooking the fish fillets. If the pan is too crowded, the fish will not cook evenly.
- To prevent the fish from sticking to the pan, use a non-stick skillet or grease the pan with cooking spray.
- Do not overcook the fish. Red snapper is a delicate fish and will only take a few minutes to cook through. Overcooked fish will be dry and tough.
- To make the spicy orange sauce, use fresh oranges for the best flavor. If you do not have fresh oranges, you can use bottled orange juice, but the flavor will not be as good.
- To make the sauce spicier, add more chili peppers or cayenne pepper. You can also add a pinch of red pepper flakes for a subtle heat.
- Serve the red snapper with the spicy orange sauce immediately. The sauce will thicken as it cools, so it is best to serve it while it is still hot.
Conclusion:
Red snapper with spicy orange sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The fish is cooked to perfection and the sauce is flavorful and zesty. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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