Baked Red Snapper with Spicy Honey Lime Sauce
This delicious Baked Red Snapper recipe is cooked in a foil packet in the oven with a sweet and spicy honey lime sauce. Serve with rice and lime wedges!
Ingredients
- 1 pound red snapper filets, whole side filet or individual fish fillets
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ lime, juiced
For the sauce:
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1.5 tablespoons sriracha sauce
- ½ lime, juiced
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
For garnish (optional)
- diced chives, chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Lay a large sheet of aluminum foil on a baking sheet or baking dish.
- Lightly grease the foil, then lay fish on top of foil. Pat the flesh of the snapper fillets dry with paper towels.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Squeeze juice from half of the lime onto the fish and allow to sit for about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together the honey, sriracha, and orange juice. Squeeze the remainder of the lime juice into the bowl. Stir to combine. Taste for heat. If it's too spicy, add extra honey, lime juice, or orange juice until you can tolerate the heat.
- Seal the pouch, allowing a small hole for steam to escape.
- Place in preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, until fish flakes easily.
- Optional: Open the foil packet for the last few minutes. This will allow the top of the fish to crisp up a bit, and the sauce to thicken.
Notes
Any flaky white fish will do. Grouper, mahi mahi or tilapia are perfectly fine substitutes.
Serving: 1, Calories: 262kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 36g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 74mg, Sodium: 365mg, Sugar: 15g
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