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03/13/2025
Blackened Mangrove snapper
Added to a bed of rice with salad and goat cheese.
Recipe:
Ingredients:
2 Fresh mangrove snapper filets
Rice-jasmine or your preference.
Romaine lettuce
Tomatoes
Red onion
Butter-1-2 tbls
Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper
Lemon pepper seasoning
Sesame oil- app 2 tbls
Balsamic glaze
Jalapeño slices-pickled
Salt to taste- pink sea salt
Prepare salad by chopping fresh romaine, onions, and tomatoes. Set aside
Season your filets with lemon-pepper seasoning, garlic powder and a little crushed pink salt.
Set aside-
Heat skillet with sesame oil until hot.
Prepare your rice per recipe-
Add 2 pads of butter and about 2-3 tsp of garlic powder stir in rice to flavor.
Once skillet is hot place seasoned filets in hot oil- cook until blackened on one side. Appx 4-5 minutes.
Flip filets and blacke the next side.
Once fish is flaky and properly blackened remove from skillet and place on plate.
Add rice and garnish with jalepeno slices.
Drizzle a balsamic glaze over the rice. Can be deizzled over fish if preferred.
Plate a small side salad and add tomatoes and goat cheese crumbles along with dressing of choice. (Balsamic or ranch is my choice)
Add a cold beer or nice wine and enjoy one of the best tasting snappers in the water.
