Spiced Fish
 
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This fish really has a kick! Baked flakey red snapper is seasoned with a spicy vegetable sauce in this eye-opening fish dish.
Recipe type: Seafood Suppers
Serves: 1 (6-pound) fish
Ingredients
  • 1 large ripe tomato
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 1 jalapeño, some seeds removed
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • [1/2] cup plus 2 TB. fresh cilantro
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 tsp. ground coriander
  • 1[1/2] tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 2 TB. tomato paste
  • 3 TB. fresh lemon juice
  • [1/4] cup plus 2 TB. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 (6-lb.) whole red snapper, scales and guts removed
  • 6 lemon slices
  • [1/2] large lemon
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
  2. In a food processor fitted with a chopping blade, pulse tomato, yellow onion, jalapeno, garlic, [1/2] cup cilantro, cumin, coriander, 1 teaspoon salt, [1/2] teaspoon black pepper, tomato paste, lemon juice, and [1/4] cup extra-virgin olive oil 15 times.
  3. Place 3 slices of lemon in a roasting pan, and set red snapper on top. Gently squeeze and scrub top of fish with [1/2] lemon, and pat dry with a paper towel.
  4. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil over fish, and season with remaining [1/2] teaspoon salt and remaining [1/2] teaspoon black pepper.
  5. Spoon vegetable filling inside fish. (It's okay if some of it leaks out.) Top fish with remaining 3 lemon slices, and cover the pan with aluminum foil.
  6. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake for 10 more minutes.
  7. Let fish rest for 10 minutes, sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro, and serve on a bed of rice.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 hour [1/4] fish Calories: 450 Fat: 24g Saturated fat: 4g Carbohydrates: 11g Sodium: 984mg Fiber: 2g Protein: 47g Cholesterol: 80mg
Recipe by Dedemed at https://dedemed.com/spiced-fish/