PAN SEARED SNAPPER w/HONEY MANGO SAUCE

By BobD

Ingredients

• For Fish:
• 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Six 6-ounce red snapper or Chilean sea bass fillets
• Vegetable oil cooking spray for cooking the fish
• For Sauce:
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup diced fresh mango
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh habanero or scotch bonnet pepper
• 1 tablespoon clover honey
• Salt
• For Relish:
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed and patted dry
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon red onion cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 2 tablespoons fresh red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 1 tablespoon Japanese rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from cooking.com

Preparation

Step 1

FOR FISH:

In a glass or porcelain dish combine the barbecue sauce with the vegetable oil. Dip both sides of the fish fillets into the mixture, cover and set aside at room temperature while you prepare the mango sauce and corn relish.

TO PREPARE SAUCE:

In a medium non-stick skillet over moderate heat, heat the vegetable oil. Add the onion, lower the heat, cover and cook for about 5 minutes or until the onion is tender. Add the mango, orange juice, hot pepper and honey and cook, over medium heat, uncovered for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for a few minutes. In a blender or food processor puree the mixture. Off the heat, return the pureed sauce to the pan, and season to taste with salt.

TO MAKE RELISH:

In a mixing bowl combine the corn kernels with the cilantro, red onion, bell pepper, rice vinegar, and oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.

TO FINISH DISH:

Over very low heat, gently reheat the mango sauce. Lightly spray a 10-inch, non-stick skillet with vegetable spray and set the skillet over medium heat for 1 minute. Cook the snapper fillets for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until just cooked through.

TO SERVE:

Spoon some mango sauce in the center of a plate. Set a fish fillet on top and spoon the corn relish over the fish.