Fried Red Snapper Recipe
With just 5 ingredients and 40 minutes, you can enjoy this tasty fried red snapper recipe that has lots of Caribbean and citrusy flavors. It’s so good!
Servings: 3
Calories: 600kcal
Ingredients
- 3 small red snapper (total 2 lbs)
- 2 small limes
- 2 tbsp Caribbean green seasoning (with culantro, garlic, ginger, scotch bonnet pepper)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Place the fish in a large bowl.
- Cover with water and add the juice of 1 lime.
- Leave to 2 - 3 minutes if the fish is fresh and unfrozen; or at least 1 hour if the fish is frozen to defrost completely.
- Drain the water. Rinse the fish thoroughly.
- Cut the head off (optional).
- Cut slits 1-inch apart and ¼-inch deep along each side of the red snapper.
- Mix together Caribbean green seasoning, salt and juice of ½ lime.
- Massage the seasoning mix onto the fish, inside the slits and into the underbelly.
- Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to marinate.
- Add a small frying pan on medium heat.
- Pour in enough oil for frying. Allow to heat up fully.
- Add the marinated red snapper to the hot oil (be careful!).
- Fry for 3 minutes.
- Turn the fish over. Fry for 3 more minutes.
- Check the internal temperature of the fish (it should be 145°F).
- Remove the fish from the oil. Place on paper towels.
- Sprinkle salt over the hot fish.
- Squeeze juice of ½ lime over the fish.
- Serve immediately.
