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Baked Red Snapper Recipe

Baked Red Snapper Recipes

Patrick
Tasty baked red snapper fillet recipe
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Equipment

  • oven

Ingredients
  

  • 4 redsnapper fillets
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¼ cup choppedonion
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp fresh herb
  • 1 tbsp salt and pepper
  • 4 lemon wedges.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat ovento 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • In a smallsaucepan over medium heat, combine the butter with onion and lemon juice and simmeruntil the onion is tender.
  • Remove fromheat and stir in fresh herbs and season with pepper and salt to taste.
  • On a largetray, arrange fillets and stuff with the onion mixture. Top with lemon wedgesand any remaining herb mixture.
  • Bake forabout 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until fish flakes easily when testedwith a fork. Serve hot with fresh tomato salsa.

Notes

You can adjust the cooking period depending on the thickness of your fillet. Also, serve your fillets immediately or soon after cooking to get the best flavor.
Keyword baked, fillet, red snapper