Red Snapper with Saffron Brown Butter, Mussel Mayo & Cucumber Salad

January 31, 2022

Ingredients

  • 8 (6-ounce) portions red snapper (skin on)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 8 cubes unsalted butter
  • 1 small pinch saffron
  • microgreens, for garnish
Mussel Mayo
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon minced onion
  • 1 cup cooked mussels
  • ½ teaspoon sriracha
  • salt &and Ppepper, to Ttaste
Cucumber Salad
  • 2 English cucumbers, thinly sliced in half
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup distilled red wine vinegar
  • 1 red medium red onion, thinly sliced in half
  • salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Sauté the mussels with the garlic, onions, and olive oil

Purée all the ingredient in a blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper, and reserve.

Cucumber Salad

Place all ingredients in a bowl mix and let sit for 1 day, then strain and place in a sealable container.

For the Red Snapper

Heat a cast-iron pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil; add the red snapper, skin side down, until well seared; and add a cube of butter and then saffron.

Sear the other side of the red snapper, put it on an oven plate, and cook for 15 minutes or to desired finish.

On a dinner-sized plate, put 3 lines of the Mussel Mayo, drizzle saffron butter from your pan over the fish, top with cucumber salad, and garnish with microgreens.

Ingredients

  • 8 (6-ounce) portions red snapper (skin on)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 8 cubes unsalted butter
  • 1 small pinch saffron
  • microgreens, for garnish
Mussel Mayo
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon minced onion
  • 1 cup cooked mussels
  • ½ teaspoon sriracha
  • salt &and Ppepper, to Ttaste
Cucumber Salad
  • 2 English cucumbers, thinly sliced in half
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup distilled red wine vinegar
  • 1 red medium red onion, thinly sliced in half
  • salt and pepper to taste
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