Veracruz-Style Red Snapper

Name: Veracruz-Style Red Snapper
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp capers; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper, or more to taste; 237 milliliters cherry tomatoes, halved; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 79 milliliters pitted, sliced green olives (such as Castelvetrano); 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 Tbsp caper juice; 2 limes, juiced; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano; 397 grams red snapper fillets, cut in half; 2 servings salt and pepper to taste; 1 white onion, diced

Veracruz-Style Red Snapper might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. One portion of this dish contains around 43g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 318 calories. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up snapper fillets, oregano, cherry tomatoes, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Veracruz-Style Red Snapper, Red Snapper Veracruz Style, and Red Snapper, Veracruz Style.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

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Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until onions begin to turn translucent, 6 to 7 minutes.

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Onion

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Cook and stir in garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Add capers and caper juice; stir to combine.

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Stir in tomatoes, olives, jalapeno pepper, . Cook and stir until jalapeno pepper softens and tomatoes begin to collapse, about 3 minutes.

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Remove from heat; stir in oregano.

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Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil into a small baking dish.

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Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon of the tomato-olive mixture. Top with 1 snapper fillet, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Top with more filling and juice from 1 lime. Repeat with remaining snapper fillet, seasoning, and lime juice in a second baking dish.

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Bake in the preheated oven until fish is flaky and no longer translucent, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Servings:

1Tbsp

capers 1teaspoons

cayenne pepper, or more to taste 237milliliters

cherry tomatoes, halved 3cloves

garlic, minced 79milliliters

pitted, sliced green olives (such as Castelvetrano)1

jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped 1Tbsp

caper juice 2

limes, juiced 2teaspoons

olive oil 2teaspoons

chopped fresh oregano 397grams

red snapper fillets, cut in half 2servings

salt and pepper to taste 1

white onion, diced

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner

Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio, and Gruener Veltliner are my top picks for Red Snapper. 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 Calista Coast Range Pinot Noir with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 25 dollars per bottle.

Calista Coast Range Pinot Noir

The 2012 Calista Coast Range Pinot Noir is deep ruby red in color with aromatics of dried cherries, rose petal, violet and roasted coffee bean. Rhubarb, cherry and notes of cranberry flow through the palate to a balanced and lengthy finish of mixed dark fruit and black tea.