Pan Roasted Onaga (Red Snapper) With Charred Sugarloaf Pineapple, Hawaiian Hearts Of Palm And Kafir Lime Jus

Serves: 2

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

31

Sweetness

61

Sourness

34

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

1.5 cups

Water

1 tbsp

Soy Sauce

Directions:

1

Watch how to make this recipe

2

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

3

Cut the red snapper into 4 equal portions, approximately 6 ounces each

4

Score skin to prevent curling

5

Season with salt and pepper

6

Preheat a stainless saute pan on medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of peanut oil

7

Lay fish in pan, skin-side down, and cook for 2 minutes or until skin starts to color

8

Turn fish and cook for 1 minute

9

Place pan in oven and roast for 7 minutes

10

To make lime jus, remove fish from pan, add fish bones, carrots, celery, onion, 1/2 of ginger, and lime leaves

11

Return to heat and saute for 1 minute

12

Add water and fish sauce and gently simmer for 20 minutes

13

Strain through cheesecloth, return to heat, and add the soy sauce

14

Preheat another stainless steel pan on high heat

15

Coat pineapple slices and heart of palm with peanut oil

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Char in hot pan until hearts of palm are light brown and pineapple is dark brown

17

To serve return fish to oven to briefly warm

18

Place fish, skin side up, in a large bowls, lay alternating slices of pineapple and hearts of palm on fish, ladle lime jus around fish, float green onion, ginger, and cilantro in jus, and top pineapple with basil leaves