Red Snapper Tacos Recipes

RED SNAPPER TACOS AL PASTOR

Steps:

• Heat grill for indirect grilling: Light one side of grill, leaving other side unlit. Close lid; heat grill to 375ºF.
• Blend first 4 ingredients in blender until smooth. Press through fine mesh strainer into 13x9-inch dish. Add fish; spoon dressing mixture over, and into fish cavity, to evenly coat fish.
• Cover large sheet of heavy-duty foil with 8-inch-square sheet of parchment. Slice 1 pineapple wedge; place half the slices in single layer on parchment; top with fish, then remaining pineapple slices. Wrap fish with parchment, then in foil to make packet.
• Place packet on grate over unlit area; cover. Grill 30 to 35 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork, monitoring for consistent temperature and turning packet after 15 min. Meanwhile, chop remaining pineapple.
• Warm tortillas. Remove and discard bones from fish. Discard pineapple from packet. Break fish into small pieces; place on tortillas. Top with chopped pineapple, cilantro and onions. Serve with lime wedges.

CRUMB-COATED RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, cheese, lemon pepper and salt; add fillets, one at a time, and turn to coat., In a heavy skillet over medium heat, cook fillets in oil, in batches, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 4-5 minutes on each side.

WET RUB RED SNAPPER TACOS WITH AVOCADO-PAPAYA SALSA, SOUR CREAM AND TOMATILLO CHIPOTLE SALSAS

Steps:

• Whisk together the juices, oil, ancho powder, garlic and salt and pepper, to taste, in a small bowl and let stand 10 minutes at room temperature.
• Preheat grill to medium.
• Brush some of the wet rub on each side of the fillets and season them with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown and slightly charred on both sides and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from the grill, let rest 5 minutes and flake into large pieces with a fork. Serve wrapped in the tortillas with the cabbage, cilantro, Relish and Salsas. Garnish plates with lime wedges.
• Combine avocados, papaya, onion, chile, lime juice, oil, honey and salt and pepper, to taste, in a medium serving bowl. Fold in the cilantro until combined and serve at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, add 3 tablespoons oil, the tomatillos, onion, and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Toss until the tomatillos are well coated. Place in a roasting pan and roast, in the preheated oven, until soft and golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Place the tomatillos, onions, garlic, chipotle, lime juice, and spinach in a food processor and blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the remaining 1/2 cup olive oil and season with honey and salt and pepper, to taste. Remove to a serving bowl and serve at room temperature.
• In a medium bowl combine the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and chile. In a separate bowl whisk together the vinegar, canola oil, sour cream, and salt and pepper, to taste. Toss the tomato mixture with the dressing. Place in a serving bowl and top with chopped cilantro.;

RED SNAPPER TACOS WITH TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, cayenne and garlic in a mortar or small food processor. Pound or process to a paste. Stir in 1/2 tablespoon oil. Dry fish. Rub with 1 tablespoon oil. Cut 3 to 4 diagonal slashes on each side. Use half the spice paste to rub into slashes and cavity of fish. Set aside 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Heat broiler. Broil chiles, tomatillos and onion until browned. Remove stems and seeds from chiles, and skin and cores from tomatillos. Place in food processor with broiled onion, cilantro and remaining spice paste. Pulse until fairly fine. Add allspice, remaining olive oil and salt to taste. Set aside.
• Turn oven to 500 degrees. Place fish on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake 15 minutes. Turn off oven. Leave fish 10 more minutes or until ready to serve, up to 45 minutes more. Peel off skin, remove bones and place chunks of fish on serving platter. Drizzle with juice of lime. Steam tortillas or microwave them for 1 minute, wrapped in damp paper towels.
• To serve, spread a little salsa on tortillas, add pieces of fish, more salsa and dollop of sour cream. Roll to enclose.

GULF COAST RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Combine bacon fat, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, brown sugar, and thyme together in a bowl. Spread a small amount of the bacon fat mixture in bottom of baking dish. Lay snapper fillets into baking dish; cover with remaining bacon fat mixture. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Remove plastic wrap from baking dish; add tomatoes, onions, and Worcestershire sauce.
• Bake in preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 40 to 60 minutes. Garnish with parsley.