How To Make Red Snapper with Lemon Caper Butter Sauce
Craving for seafood? Then grab a bite of this flaky and tender red snapper, served with a delectably tangy and buttery sauce, for a filling dinner meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 4red snapper fillets,(6 oz)
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2tbspunsalted butter
- 1shallot
- 2tbspcapers,drained
- ¼cuplemon juice
- 1tbspItalian parsley,finely chopped
Instructions
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In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil until shimmering. Season the fish with salt and pepper.
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Add it to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat, turning once, for about 6 minutes until golden and cooked through. Carefully transfer the fish to plates and keep warm.
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Wipe out the skillet and add the remaining oil. Add the shallots and capers and cook over moderate heat for about 3 minutes until the shallots are softened and the capers are slightly crisp.
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Add the lemon juice and simmer until slightly reduced. Add the butter and whisk until incorporated. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley.
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Spoon the sauce over the fish and serve right away. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 375.77kcal
- Fat: 18.93g
- Saturated Fat: 5.70g
- Trans Fat: 0.23g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 9.44g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.31g
- Carbohydrates: 4.33g
- Fiber: 0.89g
- Sugar: 1.58g
- Protein: 45.41g
- Cholesterol: 95.93mg
- Sodium: 630.94mg
- Calcium: 84.81mg
- Potassium: 993.78mg
- Iron: 0.85mg
- Vitamin A: 122.84µg
- Vitamin C: 12.02mg
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