Best Opakapaka Snapper With Green Grapes Recipes

BAKED OPAKAPAKA (SNAPPER) FILLETS WITH MACADAMIA CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Oil a baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• Place the fish in the pan, and sprinkle with pepper and lemon juice.
• In a small skillet heat the rest of the butter. .
• Add the ground nuts.
• Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes making sure the mixture doesn't burn.
• Spread the mixture over the fish.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes or until done.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

FROZEN GREEN GRAPES

Steps:

• Sprinkle washed and dried grapes with confectioner's sugar. Please please please make sure the grapes are dry!
• Freeze in a single layer.
• Grapes may later be transferred to a freezer bowl with a lid.
• Serve with a fun, fruity wine.

OPAKAPAKA (SNAPPER) WITH GREEN GRAPES

Steps:

• Lightly flour fish on both sides.
• In a sauté pan over medium heat, add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• When butter foams, add fish to pan.
• Sauté 3 to 4 minutes on one side and turn; continue cooking 3 to 4 minutes until done.
• Remove fish from pan; pour out excess butter.
• Deglaze pan with white wine and lemon juice; reduce liquid by half.
• Add 3 tablespoons chunked butter; swirl into sauce.
• Add more cold butter as needed until saucy.
• Add grapes, then parsley, and pour the sauce over the fish.
• Variations:.
• You can vary the sauce by substituting almonds for the grapes. Simply toast 1/4 cup slivered almonds or chopped Macadamia nuts in a 350* oven for about 10 minutes. Add the nuts to the sauce before serving.

OPAKAPAKA WITH GREEN GRAPES

Steps:

• 1. Lightly flour fish on both sides.
• 2. In a sauté pan over medium heat, add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• 3. When butter foams, add fish to pan.
• 4. Sauté 3 to 4 minutes on one side and turn; continue cooking 3 to 4 minutes until done.
• 5. Remove fish from pan; pour out excess butter.
• 6. Deglaze pan with white wine and lemon juice; reduce liquid by half.
• 7. Add 3 tablespoons chunked butter; swirl into sauce.
• 8. Add more cold butter as needed until saucy.
• 9. Add grapes, then parsley, and pour the sauce over the fish.
• 10. Variations: You can vary the sauce by substituting almonds or macadamia nuts for the grapes. Simply toast 1/4 cup slivered almonds or chopped Macadamia nuts in a 350F oven for about 10 minutes. Add the nuts to the sauce before serving.

PECAN-CRUSTED OPAKAPAKA

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper.
• Mix milk and egg.
• Mince scallions and pecans and mix with crumbs.
• All three of these mixtures should be on separate flat dishes.
• Dip each fillet in flour mixture, then in milk mixture, then in pecan mixture.
• Heat oil.
• Cook fillets 3 minutes, or until golden.
• Turn carefully and cook 3 minutes on the other side.

BAKED OPAKAPAKA (SNAPPER) WITH MACADAMIA CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2. Oil a baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• 3. Place the fish in the pan, and sprinkle with pepper and lemon juice.
• 4. In a small skillet heat the rest of the butter. .
• 5. Add the ground nuts.
• 6. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes making sure the mixture doesn't burn.
• 7. Spread the mixture over the fish.
• 8. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until done.
• 9. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
• 10. Note: I like to add a clove of minced garlic and about 1/4 cup white wine. I only bake this fish for 8-10 minutes.