Thread: Baked Snapper with Chilies, Ginger and Basil

Who's a fan of spicy foods? I am loving spicy foods because I think it's more delicious that way. I found this recipe in allrecipes.com and thought I'd share it with you. It's healthy, low calorie, and certainly delicious. What I love about it is that the ingredients are readily available in groceries. It is easy to prepare too . And for the amount of calories of only 277, this is a guilt free dinner! Enjoy


Ingredients

1 (1 1/2 pound) whole red snapper, cleaned and scaled
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
2 red chile peppers, sliced diagonally
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 tablespoons water
2 tomatoes, seeded and sliced
5 leaves basil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil.
   
2. Stuff the cavity of the snapper with 1/2 cup basil leaves and set aside. Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet over high heat until it begins to smoke. Place the snapper in the skillet, and quickly brown on both sides, about 1 minute total. Place the fish into the roasting pan, and sprinkle with fish sauce. Reserve the peanut oil in the skillet.
   
3. Bake fish in preheated oven until the flesh flakes easily with a fork, 25 to 30 minutes.
   
4. Meanwhile, heat the remaining peanut oil over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, ginger, chile peppers, and yellow pepper and cook until the peppers have softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar, rice vinegar, water, and tomatoes. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat until thickened to desired consistency. Pour the sauce over the snapper, and garnish with the remaining basil leaves to serve.

Cook's Tip
Large chiles are less hot than smaller chiles, so choose those if you wish to lessen the heat of this dish

Amount Per Serving Calories: 277 | Total Fat: 9.4g | Cholesterol: 62mg

Yumm... I love your recipe choices . Thanks mikaela!

You're welcome Kathy! I know we all love low calorie yet delicious recipes here so I keep looking for what I think we'll like

YUMMY! Will surely try this recipe. Thanks for sharing

It's a healthy and delicious dish anyone can enjoy and I'm glad you like it Sammie

I've been hankering for some fish and this looks perfect! I don't do well with spicy foods though so I may have to leave the chilies out...or at least cut back.

I'm glad you like them . It's definitely healthy and really delicious