Jamaican Red Snapper With Vegetables Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs whole snappers. cleaned and scaled
- or substitute 1.5lb snapper fillets
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- Salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 large onion. thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- or substitute 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh oregano
- 1 bay leaf. crumbled
- 1 medium onion. diced
- 3 carrots. peeled and sliced
- 8 oz calaloo or spinach. washed w/tough stems discarded
- 2 cloves garlic. minced
- 1 scotch bonnet or jalapeno chili. deseeded and minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Step 1: Rub the fish inside and out with the lime juice. season it with salt and pepper. and set aside to marinate.
- Step 2: Pour 6 tablespoons of the olive oil into a large roasting pan or baking dish and arrange the onion slices on the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle them with thyme. oregano. and bay leaf and additional salt and pepper.
- Step 3: Drain the fish. saving the lime juice; pour the preserved lime juice over the onions in the pan. Place the snapper on top of the bed of onions.
- Step 4: Heat the oven to 400F
- Step 5: Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and saute all of the remaining ingredients for 3 minutes.
- Step 6: Place the sauteed vegetables around the fish and bake. uncovered. until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork about 20 to 30 minutes.