A Thousand Country Roads

Mediterranean Roasted Red Snapper

February 22, 2019 in Recipe

I am such a happy camper now that we have an Asian market here in the city that offers a variety of Filipino goods including fresh seafood. Coming from a tropical country where fresh seafood abounds, I grew up eating them and loving them too.

I have already shared dishes here on the blog that were the products of the ingredients that I got from our local Asian market which you basically can’t get from a U.S. supermarket. You can find all of those dishes in my recipe tab, the latest being the Crispy Fried Calamari.

Mediterranean Roasted Red Snapper

The red snapper was one among the fresh seafood that they offer at the Asian market. I’ve never had them before, but they do look like our own Lapu-lapu fish which is known as Grouper.

So I searched online for a red snapper recipe and stumbled upon this Mediterranean Roasted Red Snapper. It looks delicious not to mention, it is so easy to make with few ingredients. But I tweaked it a little bit adding my own favorite seasoning.

Mediterranean Roasted Red Snapper

Ingredients:

  • 2 large whole snapper fish, cleaned and gutted
  • 10 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup dill
  • 3 tsp of “Everything but the Bagel Sesame” seasoning
  • 3 bell peppers, sliced into rounds
  • 1 large tomato, sliced into rounds
  • 1 medium red onion, sliced into rounds
  • Olive oil
  • 1 lemon

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. Pat the fishes dry. With a large knife, make two slits on each side of the fish.
  3. Mix all the spices. Using half of the spices, fill the slits and coat the gut cavity of each fish.
  4. Stuff each cavity and slits as much of the sliced peppers, tomatoes and onions.
  5. Place the stuffed fish in a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil and sprayed with olive oil.
  6. Add the remaining vegetables around the fish then sprinkle with the remaining spices.
  7. Drizzle everything with olive oil.
  8. Bake for 25 minutes or until the fish flakes.
  9. Squeeze a lemon all over the fish before serving.
Mediterranean Roasted Red Snapper

This was the first time that we ever tried having roasted red snapper, but we did the same thing back in my hometown. But instead we use one whole tilapia fish and sometimes one whole milkfish.

Have you tried making a dish using red snapper before? I would love to hear what dish you prepared.

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About Lynndee

I consider myself a foodie and I love road trips. I currently reside in North Carolina with my husband and son. I hold a degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a Major in Management from my Alma Mater, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University in my hometown of GenSan, Philippines. I also love listening to music, singing, watching TV, reading and cooking.

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  4. Denise Seegobin says

    I love seafood and we love to find different ways to make it and snapper is a great fish to do things with.

  14. Marysa says

    I am not familiar with cooking fish, and this looks like an interesting dish. Sounds like a great recipe and not too difficult to make, either.

  15. Catalina says

    I love fish in every way and I am always looking for new recipes! I should try your recipe this weekend! Looks easy and so good!

  17. Ruth I says

    Glad to know you can buy fresh seafood there. This is the first time I’ve seen a red snapper. haha! I might want to do this recipe too, looks delicious!

  18. NYC Single Mom says

    big fan of seafood but I cant remember the last time I had red snapper. This looks like a winner of a recipe.