Grilled Red Snapper with Lemon Chive Sauce Recipe

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Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 2-pound snapper

Grilled Red Snapper with Lemon Chive Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

1 (2 pound) whole red snapper

cleaned and scaled

5 lemons

juiced

divided

¼ cup sweet soy sauce

2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger

3 tomatoes

chopped

1 bunch chives

chopped

½ red chile pepper

sliced

1 pinch white sugar

or to taste

1 pinch salt to taste

Seafood

Directions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Place snapper on a large plate; squeeze juice of 1 lemon onto each side and inside cavity. Set snapper aside to marinate about 10 minutes. Combine soy sauce butter and ginger in a small bowl. Mix remaining lemon juice tomatoes chives chile pepper sugar and salt together in a separate bowl.

Step 3

Heat a large skillet to smoking hot over medium-high heat. Cook snapper until just beginning to brown about 1 minute per side.

Step 4

Place snapper on preheated grill; brush with soy mixture on each side. Grill basting occasionally with soy mixture until snapper flakes easily with a fork 4 to 6 minutes per side.

Step 5

Transfer snapper to serving platter. Pour tomato mixture over snapper to serve.

Nutritional Information

Grilled Red Snapper with Lemon Chive Sauce Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 159.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 24.9g 50%

Carbohydrates: 3.9g 1%

Dietary Fiber: 1.1g 5%

Sugars: 2.1g

Fat: 4.6g 7%

Saturated Fat: 2.2g 11%

Cholesterol: 49.3mg 16%

Vitamin A Iu: 1295.5IU 26%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.6mg 43%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 31%

Vitamin C: 23.5mg 39%

Folate: 30.3mcg 8%

Calcium: 56.9mg 6%

Iron: 0.8mg 4%

Magnesium: 49.3mg 18%

Potassium: 666.3mg 19%

Sodium: 544.8mg 22%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 41.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.