Barbecued snapper with butter and lemon

Recipes / Fish

Its time to tackle a new challenge with this fresh and snappy dish.

Recipe «Barbecued snapper with butter and lemon» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 4 whole baby snapper, cleaned, 1 lemon, thinly sliced, 8 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs, 100g butter, chopped, Steamed baby potatoes, chopped parsley and lemon wedges, to serve .

Ingredients:

  • 4 whole baby snapper, cleaned 
  • 1 lemon, thinly sliced 
  • 8 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs 
  • 100g butter, chopped 
  • Steamed baby potatoes, chopped parsley and lemon wedges, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Preheat a barbecue on medium-high heat with hood closed. Rinse fish inside and out under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towel. Make 3 shallow cuts, 1cm-deep, in thickest part of each side of fish.
  2. Place 1 piece baking paper in centre of 1 piece foil. Repeat with remaining baking paper and foil. Place 1 fish in centre of each.
  3. Divide lemon and parsley between fish cavities. Divide one-eighth of the butter between cavities. Top with remaining butter. Season with salt and pepper. Bring 2 sides of foil up towards the centre. Fold foil edges to create a seal. Roll up remaining ends of foil to enclose fish.
  4. Barbecue fish, with hood closed, for 8 to 10 minutes or until cooked through. Serve with potatoes, parsley and lemon wedges.