Red snapper fillets are coated with a dry spice mixture flavored with herbs, then cooked at high heat until blackened. Spicy and delicious!
Prep
21 min
Cook
37 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1.5 teaspoons ground white pepper
1.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
4
, 6 ounce
1.5 cups butter
, melted
Instructions
1
Mix paprika, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, thyme, and oregano together in a small bowl.
2
Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat until extremely hot, about 10 minutes.
3
Dip fish fillets into melted butter and sprinkle each fillet generously with seasoning mixture.
4
Place fish fillets in the hot skillet and pour 1 tablespoon of butter over each fillet. Cook until coating on the underside of fillet turns black, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn fillets over and pour another tablespoon of butter over each fillet; cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 2 minutes more.
Nutrition per serving
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