Mitchell's Ocean Club's recipe for Blackened Red Snapper

cajun seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: creole seasoning

Homemade blends can be lower in sodium.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be used for frying.

red snapper

🥗Healthier: tilapia

💰Cheaper: catfish

Tilapia and catfish are more affordable options.

Start with fresh red florida snapper, delivered daily.

Prepare the blackening seasoning, which includes sugar and a hint of cumin.

Sprinkle kosher salt on the back side of the snapper before applying the seasoning.

Coat the snapper evenly with the blackening seasoning on both sides.

Heat a cast iron skillet until hot and add clarified butter.

Place the seasoned snapper in the skillet to blacken, ensuring a nice crust forms.

Finish cooking the snapper in the oven for about 6-7 minutes.

While the fish is cooking, heat a pan and add julienne red onion to sauté until translucent.

Add spinach to the pan with the onions, along with a little salt and vinegar, and sauté until just wilted but still crunchy.

Prepare a champagne butter sauce with champagne, shell stock, and heavy cream, adding fresh herbs for flavor.

Serve the blackened snapper with sautéed spinach and red onion, drizzled with champagne butter sauce, and a side of house-made jalapeno and corn tartar sauce.

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