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Grilled Snapper with Lemon Basting Sauce

Recipe

  • 1 ½ pounds snapper fillets
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
  • ½ teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the grill to medium-high.

In a small bowl, combine butter, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Reserve ½ of sauce.

Brush topside of fillets with ½ of lemon sauce. Place on well-oiled grill, topside up. Cook fish for about 4 to 5 minutes. Brush with remaining sauce. Flip and cook until done, about another 4 to 5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.

Contributed by Joyce Taylor  MM2

DID YOU KNOW?

The word vermilion means “bright red color” indicated by skin color of this species.  This species is a relative of the red snapper and are sometimes called beeliners.

Erika Young, Coastal and Marine Education Specialist