Description
A spicy red snapper dish.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 (6 ounce) fillets red snapper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Mix paprika
- black pepper
- thyme
- basil
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- oregano
- and cayenne pepper on a large piece of wax paper.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat
- melt butter with oil. Brush both sides of snapper fillets with butter-oil mixture; reserve remaining butter-oil mixture. Coat both sides of fillets with paprika mixture.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat until a drop of water sizzles on it.
- Drizzle 1/2 of the remaining butter-oil mixture on one side of fish fillets. Place fillets butter-side down in the hot skillet; cook until deeply browned
- about 5 minutes. Drizzle remaining butter-oil mixture over fillets and flip over. Cook until fish is browned and flakes easily with a fork
- about 5 minutes more. Season with salt.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 6