Grilled Snapper With Oranges And Olives

Serves: 3

Callie Medhurst

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

61

Spice

45

Sweetness

57

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Sugar

1 tsp

Salt

2 tbsps

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Squeeze two of the oranges and reserve juice

2

Take the other two, cut into supremes, and reserve

3

In a small heavy saucepan, cook the butter over medium heat until it foams, the foam then subsides, and the butter begins to brown and smell toasty

4

Add the reserved orange juice, the lemon juice, wine, sugar, and half the salt and pepper

5

Boil the mixture until well reduced, 15 to 20 minutes

6

Stir in the orange sections and olives and reserve in a warm place

7

Heat grill to high

8

With a very sharp knife, score the skin side of each snapper fillet

9

The cut should pierce the skin but not the flesh

10

Brush or rub the fish with the olive oil and season evenly with remaining salt and pepper

11

Brush the grill well, wipe with an oiled paper towel, and place the fish fillets on the grill skin side down

12

Grill 34 minutes on the skin side, until skin is crispy and a 1/2-inch margin of opaque flesh has formed all around the edges of the fillet

13

Flip fish and cook one minute on flesh side

14

Remove from grill and place on plates, skin side up

15

Stir parsley into warm sauce and taste for seasoning

16

Spoon sauce over fish fillets and serve