Ginger and scallions give this easy-to-prepare dinner daring, piquant taste. Agency-fleshed, gentle tasting snapper stands up superbly to this preparation — however so would different flaky white fish like cod and flounder. Be sure you alter your cooking occasions should you use a extra delicate or smaller fish reminiscent of branzino.
Add a contact extra honey to present the fish a teriyaki vibe — or, if making this gluten free and utilizing tamari instead of soy sauce. (Tamari is just not low-sodium and can want extra honey for stability).
Serve it over rice with a inexperienced vegetable. Inexperienced beans or sautéed spinach sprinkled with sesame seeds each work effectively.
After you have chopped the ginger, garlic, scallions and crimson pepper, your work is sort of accomplished. In case you are serving it with rice, get that began earlier than the fish: it is going to keep heat within the lined pot when you plate the fish.
Scallion-Ginger Snapper
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon minced recent ginger
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 scallions, thinly sliced
1 small crimson bell pepper, finely chopped
½ cup decrease sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon canola oil
4 (8-ounce) snapper fillets
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon floor black pepper
1. Preheat the oven to 425 levels. Coat a sheet pan with cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
2. Warmth the sesame oil in a small skillet over medium warmth. Add the ginger and garlic and prepare dinner, stirring sometimes, till aromatic and simply beginning to brown, about 1 minute. Stir within the scallions and bell pepper; prepare dinner 1 minute. Take away skillet from the warmth and stir within the soy sauce, honey and vinegar.
3. Place snapper fillets on the ready sheet pan. Rub the fillets with canola oil and season with salt and pepper.
4. Roast the snapper 3 minutes. Take away the pan from the oven and spoon about ¾ of the soy combination over the fish. Return to the oven and roast 5-7 minutes longer or till the fish is cooked by means of and flakes simply with a fork.
5. Place a snapper fillet onto every of 4 plates and spoon the remaining soy combination over the fish. Garnish with further scallions if desired.
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
