Snapper with Basil Cream Sauce
Pan fried Red Snapper fillets served with a quick creamy basil cream sauce. Quick, easy and super tasty.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
10 minCook
10 minReady
20 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | pounds |
red snapper fillets
|
|
| ½ | tablespoon |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| ½ | tablespoon |
olive oil
|
|
| 3 |
shallots
peeled, minced |
*
|
|
| 1 |
garlic cloves
peeled, minced |
|
|
| 1 | cup |
basil
chopped |
*
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
parsley leaves
chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
white wine
dry |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| 3 | teaspoons |
lemon juice
fresh |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
white pepper
freshly ground |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
or to taste |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680.4 | g |
red snapper fillets
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 3 | each |
shallots
peeled, minced |
*
|
| 1 | each |
garlic cloves
peeled, minced |
|
| 237 | ml |
basil
chopped |
*
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
parsley leaves
chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
white wine
dry |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| 15 | ml |
lemon juice
fresh |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
white pepper
freshly ground |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
or to taste |
|
Directions
Dry off the red snapper fillets with paper toweling, so they will brown quickly and not steam.
Add the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until butter melts.
Sear the red snapper fillets on each side for about 2 minutes. You want to keep the center slightly rare as the fish will continue to cook after it is removed from the pan. Try not to overcook.
Remove the snapper filets from the pan with a slotted spatula and keep warm.
Reduce the heat to low and add the shallots and garlic to the pan.
Sauté, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.
Add the wine, basil, parsley, cream, lemon juice, salt and black pepper salt to the pan and cook, stirring, over medium heat, until the mixture is reduced by half.
Taste for seasoning, adding pepper and salt as needed.
To serve, reheat the fish in the sauce for 30 seconds, and the serve the sauce around the red snapper fillets.
