Pan-Roasted Red Snapper with Cilantro and Lime
- 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Eight 5-ounce red snapper fillets with skin
- Quick-mixing flour, for dredging
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Lime wedges and fresh cilantro sprigs, for serving
- Preheat the oven to 450.
- In a large skillet, melt 1 teaspoon of the butter in 1 tablespoon of the oil.
- Dredge 4 of the fish fillets in the flour, skin side only.
- Place the fillets in the skillet, skin side down, and season with salt and pepper.
- Fry over moderately high heat until the skin is browned and crisp, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer the fillets to a baking sheet, skin side up.
- Dredge the remaining snapper fillets in flour and fry them in the remaining butter and oil.
- Bake the fillets for about 4 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through.
- Serve at once with the lime wedges and cilantro sprigs.
unsalted butter, olive oil, flour, salt, cilantro sprigs
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pan-roasted-red-snapper-with-cilantro-and-lime (may not work)