Red Snapper Baked in Salt with Romesco Sauce

Name: Red Snapper Baked in Salt with Romesco Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 118 milliliters sliced almonds; 1 dried ancho chile; 3 kilograms coarse kosher salt; 3 garlic cloves; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion (unpeeled); 1 teaspoon pimentón or other imported sweet paprika (see note below); 3 larges plum tomatoes; 2 larges red bell peppers; 2 kilograms whole red snappers; 2 Tbsps Sherry wine vinegar; 710 milliliters water; 1 slice wheat bread, toasted, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 1/2 cup)

Red Snapper Baked in Salt with Romesco Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This dairy free and pescatarian recipe serves 8. One serving contains 383 calories, 50g of protein, and 15g of fat. A mixture of bell peppers, water, coarse kosher salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the almonds you could follow this main course with the Fresh Cherry Clafouti with Almonds as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Toss tomatoes, bell peppers, and onion in small baking dish with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Roast until partially charred, turning every 15 minutes, about 45 minutes. Cover with foil; let stand 15 minutes.

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Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in small skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add chile; fry until darkened and slightly puffed, turning once, about 30 seconds.

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Transfer to small bowl.

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Add enough hot water to cover.

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Let stand 30 minutes.

Peel and seed ancho chile, tomatoes, and bell peppers; place in blender. Peel onion; coarsely chop and add to blender.

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Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in small skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add almonds; sauté until lightly toasted, about 1 minute.

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Transfer to blender.

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Add 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, vinegar, bread, and paprika to blender; blend to coarse puree.

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Transfer to bowl; season with salt. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

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Salt

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Preheat oven to 450°F.

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Place 1 fish in each of two 13x9x2-inch metal baking pans. Cover each fish with 3 pounds salt.

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Drizzle 1 1/2 cups water over salt in each pan. Using hands, pack salt over fish to cover completely.

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Bake fish until thermometer inserted into center of fish registers 135°F, about 30 minutes. Gently rap salt crust with back of spoon to crack; carefully remove salt. Use pastry brush to remove any remaining salt. Carefully transfer whole fish to platter and serve with sauce.

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*Sold at Latin American markets, specialty foods stores, and some supermarkets.

Chef José Andrés says that comparing pimentón, a Spanish smoked paprika, to the supermarket variety is like "comparing it to red powder." Pimentón is the sweetly smoky flavor in everything from chorizo sausage to paella. Look for dulce (sweet) and de la Vera on the label. Peppers from the La Vera region are always smoke-dried; in other regions they are sun-dried.

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Chorizo Sausages

Smoked Paprika

Peppers

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Servings:

118milliliters

sliced almonds 1

dried ancho chile 3kilograms

coarse kosher salt 3

garlic cloves 59milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil 1medium

onion (unpeeled)1teaspoon

pimentón or other imported sweet paprika (see note below)3larges

plum tomatoes 2larges

red bell peppers 2kilograms

whole red snappers 2Tbsps

Sherry wine vinegar 710milliliters

water 1slice

wheat bread, toasted, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 1/2 cup)

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are my top picks 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. The Scarpetta Pinot Grigio with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 13 dollars per bottle.