Red snapper
By oppro2000
Ingredients
- 1 whole red snapper, gutted and scaled
- lime or lemon slices
- fresh basil, chopped
- fresh cilantro, chopped
- Marinade
- 4 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 5 cloves garlic, pressed
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown or palm sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 teaspoons Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek (optional)
- Dipping Sauce
- 4 tablespoons Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced fine
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
Details
Preparation
Step 1
1. Warm your grill or start your coals.
2. Mix the Dipping Sauce ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Mix the Marinade ingredients together in a medium bowl and set aside.
4. Place the fish on a foil covered sheet pan. Score 3 diagonal cuts 1 ½ inches apart along the length of fish from head to tail on both sides.
5. Drizzle 3 tablespoons or more of marinade over fish, covering both sides, in cuts and in underside cavity.
6. Place fish in a grill basket and grill for 20 minutes with the cover of grill closed, turning when each side is a little charred. Brush with marinade at each turning and continue to barbeque until fish will flake.
7. Place on serving platter and brush with marinade for a glossy finish. Remove fish fillets to plates, squeeze lemon or lime juice over, and sprinkle with chopped basil and cilantro. Serve with Dipping Sauce in small bowls.
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