“A tangy orange sauce, seasoned with garlic and ginger, really brings out the best in these red snapper fillets,” says Barbara Nowakowski of Mesa, Arizona.
Red Snapper with Orange Sauce
Red Snapper with Orange Sauce
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
15 min
Yield
6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds red snapper fillets
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- ORANGE SAUCE:
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°. Place the fish in a single layer in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook the garlic in butter for 1 minute; pour over fish. Drizzle with orange juice; sprinkle with orange zest. Bake, uncovered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-15 minutes.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook garlic in butter until golden brown, 2-3 minutes. Discard garlic. Stir orange juice and ginger into butter; heat through. Cut fish into serving-size pieces; drizzle with orange sauce and sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts
1 serving: 206 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 68mg cholesterol, 204mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 30g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4-1/2 lean meat, 1 fat.
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