Gourmet Grouper Recipes

GOURMET GROUPER

Steps:

• Combine cheese, margarine, mayonnaise, green onions and chives in a small bowl and stir well. Set aside.
• Place fillets on a lightly greased rack in a broiler pan. Dizzle lemon juice over fillets; sprinkle with pepper. Broil 6 inches from heat 8 to 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• Remove from oven and spread tops of fillets with cheese mixture. Broil an additional 2 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned and bubbly.
• Remove fillets to a serving platter. If desired, garnish with lemon slices and fresh chives.

GOURMET GROUPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash fish and lay on bottom of foil-lined broiler pan.
• Sprinkle lemon, season salt and white pepper over fish. Season to your taste.
• Bake 20-25 minutes until fish flakes easily. Drain off juices.
• Combine mayonnaise, crab, and cheese. Spread over fish.
• Place under broiler until just starting to brown.
• Sprinkle with almonds.

KEY WEST-STYLE BAKED GROUPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly butter a 9x13-inch glass baking dish and set aside.
• Season the grouper fillets with salt, lemon pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder; place into prepared baking dish. Spread about 2 tablespoons of softened butter over the top of each fillet. Pour in the lime and orange juices, then cover each fillet with 3 slices of lime and 2 slices of orange.
• Bake in preheated oven until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, about 15 minutes.

SUPER GROUPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine melted butter and lemon juice in a small bowl. Brush 2 tablespoons of this mixture on a piece of foil placed on the broiler pan.
• Mix together garlic salt, parsley, paprika and white pepper. Sprinkle spice mixture on both sides of fillets.
• Bake fillets until meat flakes, about 10 minutes. Brush fillets again with lemon butter and spread with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with paprika before serving.

GROUPER WITH TOMATO AND BASIL

Steps:

• Working off heat, put 1 tablespoon oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet and add fish, turning to coat with oil on both sides. Arrange fish skinned sides down and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Toss together tomato, garlic (if using), basil, remaining tablespoon oil, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl, then mound on top of fish. Cover skillet with a tight-fitting lid and cook fish over moderately high heat until just cooked through, about 8 minutes.