Fire Roasted Snapper Wrapped in Green Corn Husks with Charred Corn-Charred Jalapeno Salsa, and Jalapeno Pesto
Fire Roasted Snapper Wrapped in Green Corn Husks with Charred Corn-Charred Jalapeno Salsa, and Jalapeno Pesto might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 758 calories, 43g of protein, and 49g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet. A mixture of limes, ears corn, juice of lime, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the honey you could follow this main course with the Honey Gingerbread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Instructions
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Remove the very outer husks from the corn. You will need 8 for wrapping the fish. Soak the husks for about 30 minutes. Peel back the inner husks, remove the silks, and close the husks around the ears, and soak for 30 minutes.
Heat the grill to high. Grill the corn until the kernels are golden brown and slightly charred, about 15 minutes.
Remove the kernels from the corn and place in a bowl. Save the cobs for the pesto, recipe below.
Brush the jalapenos with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until charred all over, about 6 minutes. Dice chiles, including skin and seeds, and add 2 peppers worth to the corn with the onion, lime juice, honey, 2 tablespoons canola oil, cilantro and season with salt and pepper. Save the remaining jalapeno for the pesto
Remove the corn husks from the water and pat dry.
Brush the snapper on both sides with oil and season with salt and pepper.
Place 2 husks flat on a work surface with the tapered ends facing out and the broad bases overlapping by about 3-inches.
Place 1 fillet in the center and bring the longs sides up over the fish, slightly overlapping and pat down to close. Tie each end of the bundle with string and trim the ends to about 1/2-inch beyond the tie.
Brush the bundles on both sides with oil and place on the grill. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side or until the fish is just cooked through.
Brush cut side of limes with some canola oil, place on the grill, cut side down and grill until slightly charred, about 1 minute.
Serve alongside the fish.
Combine cilantro, grilled and diced jalapenos, garlic, pine nuts, salt and pepper in a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. With the motor running, slowly add the oil and process until emulsified.
Scrape milk and any remaining kernels from grilled corn by standing cobs in bowl and running a knife blade down the cob. Stir the milk and scrapings into the pesto and serve.
Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir
Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Fish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is Lange Winery Pinot Gris. It has 4.9 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 22 dollars.
Lange Winery Pinot Gris
A "stainless-steel sister" to Lange's Reserve Pinot Gris, the 2015 is a classic - showing riper, tropical fruits characteristic of this hotter vintage while retaining a beautiful presence of fine acidity throughout.