Name: Pan-Fried Red Snapper with Basil Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1½ lb red snappers; Salt and ground black pepper; 1 lime; ¼ onion; 4 sprigs fresh basil; kitchen string; ¼ cup Pesto; 1½ cups all purpose flour; 1½ tsp ground fennel seeds; 1½ tsp chili powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 cup oil

Pan-Fried Red Snapper with Basil Recipe

How To Make Pan-Fried Red Snapper with Basil

This pan-fried red snapper is not only stuffed with limes, onion, and basil but it is also crispy and bursting with flavors, perfect for a filling meal.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½lbred snappers
salt and ground black pepper,to taste
1lime,halved
¼onion,thinly sliced, or to taste
4sprigsfresh basil,or to taste
kitchen string
¼cuppesto
1½cupsall purpose flour
1½tspground fennel seeds
1½tspchili powder
1tspsalt
1tspground black pepper
1cupoil,for frying

Instructions

Season fish cavities with salt and pepper.
Cut ½ of the lime into wedges and the other ½ into thin slices. Fill fish with lime slices, onion, and basil.
Poke a hole through both sides of the cavity in order to tie it closed. Push a piece of string through the holes using the handle of a spoon. Tie fish shut and trim strings as needed.
Cut a few shallow slashes in a crosshatch pattern on both sides of the fish. Cover with pesto.
Blend flour, fennel seeds, chili powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Dredge fish in the mixture.
Heat ½-inch oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish. Cover and cook until golden, about 8 minutes.
Flip and cook the other side until browned for about 8 minutes more. Remove string and serve with reserved lime wedges.