Red Snapper With Sambal

Name: Red Snapper With Sambal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
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

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.

4 servings

15 min

Published October 4, 2025

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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