Greek Style Snapper Recipes

RED SNAPPER WITH ATHENIAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine green bell pepper, tomato, onion, olive oil, olives, lemon juice, green onion, capers, garlic, sugar, salt, and pepper in a heavy pan over medium-high heat. Saute until all ingredients are slightly wilted, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Heat olive oil in a heavy pan over medium heat. Add snapper fillets to hot oil. Sprinkle Greek seasoning on top and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn fish over and cook on the other side for 2 more minutes. Turn fish back to the original side and finish cooking until fish is tender and flakes easily with a fork, another 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour still-hot Athenian sauce over fish just before serving. Sprinkle about 2 ounces feta cheese and 1 tablespoon of parsley over each portion.

GREEK SNAPPER ON THE GRILL

Steps:

• Rub fish fillets with oil; sprinkle evenly with Greek Seasoning. Top each fillet with 2 lemon slices.
• Place a piece of lightly greased heavy-duty aluminum foil over the grill cooking grate and arrange fillets on foil.
• Grill fillets, covered with the grill lid, over medium-high (350-400°F) 15 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork.
• Serve with tartar sauce.

PSARI PLAKI ( GREEK RED SNAPPER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion; sauté 7 minutes or until tender.
• Add chopped tomato and next 5 ingredients; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes or until liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally.
• Set aside.
• Arrange fillets in a 13x9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt over fillets and top with onion mixture.
• Place potato wedges over onion mixture and drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Top with tomato slices and bell pepper rings.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Place 1 fillet and 6 potato wedges on each of 8 plates.
• Divide onion mixture evenly among each serving and top each serving with 1 tomato slice and 1 bell pepper ring.

GREEK-STYLE SNAPPER

Steps:

• 1. Saute onion and garlic in hot oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, broth, olives and oregano; simmer 5 minute.
• 2. Place fillets in a lightly greased baking dish. Spoon tomato mixture over fillets. Bake at 425F for 10-15 min or until fish flakes with a fork. Sprinkle with feta cheese and parsley. Garnish with additional sliced black olives, if you like.

GREEK RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Saute onion, pepper, and garlic in hot oil. Add tomatoes; simmer 15 minutes.
• Brush a shallow baking dish with olive oil and place fish in dish. Pour wine over top.
• Pour hot tomato mixture over fish.
• Dot with a little butter.
• Bake at 350F for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Combine parsley, basil and olives and sprinkle over fish.

BAKED RED SNAPPER(GREECE)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Lightly oil a shallow roasting pan.
• With sharp knife, make 4 cuts through skin of each fish. Place snapper in oiled pan. Drizzle, inside and out, with lemon juice, oil, and wine. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Bake seasoned fish until cooked through, about 25 minutes total, or 10 minutes per each inch thickness.
• To serve, transfer fish to serving platter. Garnish with thyme, if desired. Serve immediately.