Red Snapper Recipes

From blackened and fried fillets to Gulf Coast snapper throats, whole roasted fish, Veracruz-style snapper, Jamaican escovitch and simple grilled snapper, these recipes show the different ways red snapper can be cooked.

7 recipes in this collection

Whole Roasted Red Snapper with Lemon, Garlic & Herbs

A whole red snapper roasted with olive oil, lemon slices, garlic, fresh thyme and parsley until tender, juicy and easy to lift cleanly from the bone.

⏱ 45 min

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Southern Fried Red Snapper

Red snapper fillets dipped briefly in buttermilk, coated in seasoned cornmeal and flour, then fried until crisp, deeply golden and tender inside.

⏱ 30 min

Jamaican Escovitch Red Snapper

Whole red snappers fried crisp, then topped with a hot vinegar-pickled escovitch sauce of onions, carrots, bell peppers, Scotch bonnet, allspice and thyme — a defining Jamaican preparation.

⏱ 50 min

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Huachinango a la Veracruzana

Whole red snapper cooked Veracruz-style with tomatoes, onions, garlic, Mexican oregano, bay leaves, green olives, capers and pickled jalapeños — a defining dish of Mexican coastal cuisine.

⏱ 65 min

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Fried Red Snapper Throats with Creole Remoulade

A Gulf Coast specialty of meaty red snapper throats split open, seasoned, coated in cornmeal and fried crisp, served with a sharp Creole mustard remoulade.

⏱ 45 min

Grilled Red Snapper with Garlic-Lemon Butter

Skin-on red snapper fillets grilled until the skin is crisp and the fish is tender, then finished with a simple garlic-lemon butter and fresh parsley.

⏱ 25 min

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Blackened Red Snapper

Red snapper fillets coated in a bold Louisiana-style blackening seasoning and seared in a screaming-hot cast-iron skillet until darkly crusted outside and tender inside.

⏱ 20 min

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