Baked Red Snapper June 10, 2024
This easy baked red snapper recipe roasts the fish on a bed of lemon until buttery-tender and juicy. You can certainly stop there and serve with your favourite sides, but drizzling with herbaceous, spicy zhoug brings things to the next level! Check out the original recipe here.
Ingredients
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 lemons, one sliced into thin rounds, one halved
- 1 ½ pounds red snapper fillets
- 1 to 2 large garlic cloves, grated or minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- 1 zhoug recipe (optional)
Instructions
- Get ready. Set an oven rack in the middle of your oven and heat to 200°C. Lightly brush a baking dish with a little olive oil.
- Layer the citrus and fish. Arrange the lemon rounds on the bottom of the baking dish, making a bed for the fish. Pat the fish dry and add it on top of the lemon rounds with the skin side down. Brush the flesh side with olive oil, then sprinkle top with the garlic, paprika, coriander, and a big pinch of salt and pepper.
- Bake the fish. Bake on the centre rack of the heated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, get the zhoug ready (if using). While the fish is baking, make the zhoug.
- Finish and serve. As soon as the fish is cooked transfer to a serving platter. Squeeze the remaining lemon all over and drizzle with a little bit of the zhoug. Serve immediately with more of the zhoug in a bowl to the side (it’s great with some crusty bread).
