Red Snapper in Grape Leaves with Garlic-and-Caper Butter
Red Snapper in Grape Leaves with Garlic-and-Caper Butter is a gluten free and pescatarian recipe with 4 servings. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 48g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 405 calories. Head to the store and pick up garlic, lemon zest, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cooking oil you could follow this main course with the Raw blueberry cheesecake with crumb topping as a dessert. It works well as a main course.
Instructions
Light the grill or heat the broiler.
Sprinkle the fish with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Overlap two of the grape leaves and put a piece of the fish in the center. Fold the bottom of the leaves over the center of the fish. Fold in the sides of the leaves like an envelope to enclose the fish. Fold the top of the leaves over so that the fish is completely covered by the grape leaves.
Brush some of the oil over the packet to seal the leaves and keep them from sticking to the grill. Repeat with the remaining fish, grape leaves, and oil, making eight packets in all.
Grill or broil the fish packets, turning once, until just done, about 8 minutes in all for 3/4-inch-thick fillets.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan. Stir in the garlic, lemon zest, capers, lemon juice, parsley, and 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper. To serve, spoon the sauce over the grape-leaf packets.
Fish Alternatives: Other lean, white fish fillets, such as rockfish, haddock, pompano, or striped bass, can be substituted here, but be sure to remove the skin.
Wine Recommendation: The aggressive flavors and acidity of sauvignon blanc are ideal with the taste of the grape leaves and the acidity of the lemon and capers. Try a bottle from the north of Italy.
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. 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.
Scarpetta Pinot Grigio
Light straw color with just a hint of salmon. Aromas of both stone fruits and melon. Showing Pinot Grigio's ability to be light on its feet but complex. Melon and stone fruits with minerals and medium body. Pinot Grigio has such a great range. Wonderful on its own as an aperitivo, with light grilled fish like sashimi, pesce crudo or ceviche.