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Quick! Need Idea on how to cook snapper

post #1 of 14
10/20/07 at 8:13pm
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I have a 4 pound red snapper in which need to be cooked or frozen ASAP, I dislike freezing fish thats never been frozen. It much bigger than the whole snappers I'm used to, which I usually fry and marinate in a mixture of vinagar, pepper & other veggies and seasoning over night warm and eat. I'm not in the mood for that, I've comtemplated curry, but not sure if snapper's the best fish for that.
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post #2 of 14
10/20/07 at 11:45pm
Try epicurious.com for a recipe....bon appetit!
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post #3 of 14
10/21/07 at 2:08am
Roast it.
Score skin, sprinkle with salt, lemon grass, Thai peppers and +++; drizzle oil and white wine. 20 mins should do it; serve with Marcel Deiss Pinot Blanc and some Jasmine rice.
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post #4 of 14
10/21/07 at 3:53pm
Cook it on a charcoal grill. I lightly baste olive oil, salt, and some lemon juice on mine.
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post #5 of 14
10/21/07 at 5:10pm
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Originally Posted by grunhauser View Post
Roast it.
Score skin, sprinkle with salt, lemon grass, Thai peppers and +++; drizzle oil and white wine. 20 mins should do it; serve with Marcel Deiss Pinot Blanc and some Jasmine rice.

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Originally Posted by mrpologuy View Post
Cook it on a charcoal grill. I lightly baste olive oil, salt, and some lemon juice on mine.

Two excellent suggestions! I'd add some fresh herbs to #2. Just put them inside the fish.
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post #6 of 14
10/23/07 at 6:01pm
There is a really good joke hiding in there somewhere....
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post #7 of 14
10/23/07 at 6:06pm
(red) Snapper is actually great in a thai style curry.
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post #8 of 14
10/23/07 at 6:07pm
Grill it in the oven, lightly seasoned. I use Herbamare.
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post #9 of 14
10/23/07 at 6:18pm
Snapper is an incredibly versatile and exquisite fish. All of the above options are fantastic, and it certainly lends itself well to curry or sour soup. If it's possible I think I'd be inclined to charcoal grill it and go with a sqeeze of fresh lime.
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post #10 of 14
10/23/07 at 6:20pm
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I ended up currying(Jamaican) it, it can out much better than I expected.
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post #11 of 14
10/24/07 at 11:11am
nothing beats blackened snapper imo....but that could be the coonass in me talking.
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post #12 of 14
10/25/07 at 11:19am
Snapper is good lightly battered and fried, in fact it's one of the best fish to cook in that manner to my knowledge.

On the Thai tip, coconut batter + Thai curry sauce is a pretty good way to go.
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post #13 of 14
10/25/07 at 11:25am
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Originally Posted by jpeirpont View Post
I ended up currying(Jamaican) it, it can out much better than I expected.

I'm probably going to curry up some fish tonight. How did you do yours? Anybody else have good recipes for currying fish?
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post #14 of 14
10/25/07 at 3:13pm
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There is a really good joke hiding in there somewhere....

Old snapper tends to be dry unless you use liberal amounts of oil.
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