Red Snapper With Sambal
Succulent red snapper fillets marinated in a spicy-sweet Asian sauce made with sambal oelek, fish sauce, and lime juice, then broiled until perfectly charred. This dish offers a perfect balance of heat, acid, and umami flavors.
Ingredients
- •4 fillets red snapper fillets with skin cut into a 1/2" crosshatch pattern
- •1 teaspoon Salt
- •1 clove garlic
- •2 tablespoons fish sauce
- •2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- •1 tablespoon hot chili paste
- •1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- •2 tablespoons Olive oil
- •1 lime Lime wedges
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Score the skin of 4 red snapper fillets in 1/2" crosshatch pattern; season both sides with salt. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Combine 1 finely grated garlic clove, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 1 tablespoon hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek), and 1 tablespoon light brown sugar in a small bowl; spoon over snapper, making sure marinade penetrates score marks. Heat broiler. Drizzle snapper with olive oil and broil until charred in spots and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.
15 min
