Baked Mediterranean Red Snapper

Coming from a little town by the Mediterranean Sea, I love and enjoy cooking all kinds of seafood. My uncle is a diver and an expert fisherman. He bring home all kinds of different seafood and teach us the best way to cook them. The recipe I am about the share today is a baked mediterranean red snapper with so much flavor. Keep reading I am sure you will love it!!

These two beauties are from my local Costco. They have a variety of wild seafood. I had fun teaching my kids how to look for the freshest fish and one of my sons thought that it will be fun to be a dentist for all sorts of fish :). He loved their mouths.

Baked Mediterranean Red Snapper Recipe

Ingredients ( for two medium red snapper )

• 2 Tablespoons organic tomato paste ( I use this kind )
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika ( buy it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander ( buy it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin ( buy it here )
• A large pinch saffron threads, crumbled ( buy it here )
• 2 tablespoons minced preserved lemon peel plus 2 tablespoons preserved ( buy it here )
• 2 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil ( buy it here )
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Sea salt and pepper for seasoning

Preparation 

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. In a bowl combine all the ingredients and mixed them really well
3. Lay your fish on buttered backing dish or foil and massage it with the mixture really well
4. You can add some slices of lemon inside the fish if you like it with a little more lemon flavor
5. I cooked mine right away but you can cover the plate and put it in the fridge to marinate for two hours if you like
6. Put to cook in the oven covered with foil for 20 minutes and then uncover and cook another 20 minutes
7. Broil for 5 minutes and serve with your favorite side dishes. I made sweet potato fries and yogurt salad with it and it was a fantastic dinner

Bon Appetit!!!

Do you have any favorite seafood recipes you would like to share? I would love to read them in a comment.

Read some of my other seafood recipe here: 

• Mediterranean style baked salmon
• Easy summer shrimp salad
• Paleo thai seafood soup
• Three minutes tuna salad 

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