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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Snapper with Brown Butter and Capers

Here's a recipe for fresh Snapper fillets
that I've made for years that gets rave reviews.
It can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 shallot, minced
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon drained bottled capers, minced
2 teaspoons finely chopped lemon pulp
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
two 1/2-pound red snapper fillets
lemon slices for garnish

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small skillet cook butter over moderate heat
until it begins to brown and stir in shallot.
Cook shallot until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes.
Remove skillet from heat and stir in lemon juice.
In a small bowl stir together parsley, capers, lemon pulp, and zest.
Put fish fillets in baking dish, skin sides down,
and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Brush fillets with butter mixture and sprinkle with parsley mixture.
Bake fillets in middle of oven until just cooked through,
about 12 minutes, and garnish with lemon slices.

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