Spanish-Style Snapper with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

By á-4084

Pan cooked Spanish-style snapper with red pepper sauce made by processing soaked bread, red bell peppers, sherry vinegar, and spices. A simple and flavorful weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

• 1/2 ounce cubed sourdough bread
• 1 cup chopped bottled roasted red bell peppers, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 (6 ounce) skin-on snapper fillets or skinless catfish or tilapia fillets
• 1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley

Preparation

Step 1

Place bread in a small bowl; cover with water. Let stand 5 minutes; drain. Combine soaked bread, bell peppers, sherry vinegar, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, paprika, ground red pepper, and garlic in the bowl of a mini food processor; process until smooth.

Cut 3 1/4-inch-deep slits in the skin of each fillet. Sprinkle flesh side of fillets evenly with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add fillets, skin side down, to pan; cook 6 minutes. Turn and cook 2 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Place 1 fillet on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 3 tablespoons red pepper mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.