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Coconut Snapper with Lime Cilantro Butter

June 17, 2015 by Nicole Coudal

coconut snapper

I’ll just say it.  I LOVE Snapper!  And I especially love the Queen Snapper my hubby brought home from a recent Gulf of Mexico offshore trip.  Aside from being especially delicious, Queen Snapper is a gorgeous fish — bright red (almost candy apple), with a deep forked tail and huge eyes.  It’s a deep water fish, usually hanging out around rocky reefs and, since it’s a tough fighter, it’ll make you work for every inch of line you gain all the way up to the surface.  I’ve caught one before (no pic, unfortunately), and I recall being particularly exhausted after getting her to the boat.  Needless to say, a cool beverage was in order after that 🙂

Here’s a pic of hubby with our friend Jim — two very happy anglers.

Queen Snapper

Queen Snapper’s flesh is mild, delicate, white and flaky — everything Snapper should be.  So, armed with two beautiful fillets, I decided to prepare it in a crunchy coating of coconut and Panko, then zing it up a bit with the lime and cilantro I had in the fridge.  The coconut adds a light sweetness, which is offset by the tanginess of the lime and the freshness of the cilantro. This is a simple recipe in which you can use just about any white, flaky fish.  Enjoy — hubby and I surely did!

Coconut Snapper with Lime Cilantro Butter
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
White flaky fish works beautifully with this crunchy coating and this savory, buttery sauce.
Author: My Delicious Blog
Recipe type: Seafood
Cuisine: Seafood
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 2 (6-8 oz.) Snapper fillets, cleaned, skinned & deboned
  • ¼ c. all-purpose flour, seasoned with salt & pepper
  • ¼ c. Panko bread flakes
  • ¼ c. shredded coconut
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 Tb. unsalted butter
  • 1 Tb. olive oil
  • 1 Tb. fresh cilantro, chopped, for garnish
  • 2-3 Tb. shaved coconut, toasted, for garnish
For the Lime-Cilantro Butter
  • 3 Tb. unsalted butter
  • 1 Lime, zested
  • 1 Tb. cilantro, chopped
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Set up 3 dishes for dredging (1 for flour, 1 for beaten egg, 1 for Panko & coconut).
  3. Heat an oven safe, non-stick pan on medium/high; add butter and olive oil.
  4. Dredge fish in flour, then egg, then Panko/coconut mixture.
  5. Place fish in hot pan; cook about 1 minute, then check bottom to ensure brownness. When brown, flip each fillet and allow to cook about 1 more minute (until browned).
  6. Place pan in oven; allow to cook another 1-2 minutes (don't overcook or the fish will be dry!).
  7. While in the oven, prepare the Lime-Cilantro topping by melting butter in a small sauce pan, then mixing in lime zest and cilantro. Remove from heat.
  8. Remove fish from oven & transfer to plates; spoon butter mixture over fish, then top with cilantro and toasted coconut.
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Filed Under: Fish & Seafood Tagged With: cilantro, coconut, cod, grouper, haddock, lime, mangrove snapper, queen snapper, red snapper, scrod, snapper

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  1. SallyJoJo

    June 21, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    Thanks for the recipe this was great! I used some fabulous tripletail 🙂

    • Nicole Coudal

      June 21, 2015 at 8:35 pm

      Great to hear Sally! Glad to know this recipe worked with another delicious fish. I love tripletail. . .my husband calls it “tripleicious” 🙂

  2. Wendy

    June 19, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    This sounds like a perfect way to make snapper. Coconut, lime and cilantro. Yum. I’m definitely going to try this. Love the photo of the two handsome men with the Queen!

    • Nicole Coudal

      June 20, 2015 at 8:25 am

      Those ARE some handsome men! Enjoy the tasty snapper 🙂

  3. Robin Draper

    June 17, 2015 at 10:51 pm

    This recipe looks AMAZING! Thank you!

    • Nicole Coudal

      June 18, 2015 at 10:01 am

      Thanks Robin. If you try it, let me know how it turns out 🙂

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