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Yutucan Style Grilled Red Snapper

Yields1 ServingPrep Time2 hrs 10 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time2 hrs 25 mins

Nobody does seafood quite like the Yucatans...
Give this snapper recipe a taste right off the grill, the flavours are incredible!
https://www.thespruceeats.com/grilled-red-snapper-yucatan-style-1300598

 1 lb Skin-on snapper fillers
 12 tbsp Freshly squeezed lime juice, from 1 lime
 3 tbsp Freshly squeezed lemon juice, from 1 lemon
 1 tbsp Freshly ground black pepper
 1 tsp Cayenne powderor 1 dried cayanne pepper
 1 tbsp Coriander seed
 2 tbsp Achiote seeds
 1 ½ tsp Kosher salt
 1 tbsp Paprika
 1 tbsp Garlic powder
 2 tbsp Canola oil
1

If you have whole spices, toast the coriander, the cayenne pepper, black peppercorns, achiote seeds, and oregano in a dry pan over medium-high heat until you can smell them, shaking the pan often. This should take about 2 to 3 minutes. Skip this step if you are using powders because toasting them is tricky—they burn easily. Incidentally, toasting makes the spices smell better in the finished dish.

2

If you are toasting and using whole spices, grind them into a powder in a spice grinder.

3

Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl. In a plastic container or plastic bag, add the oil and the lemon and lime juice.

4

Put the fish fillets in the juice-filled container and move around to coat. Now sprinkle the spice mixture over the meat side of each fillet. Don't bother to spice the skin side.

5

Lay the fillets skin side down in the container or bag, then let this marinate in the fridge for 2 to 4 hours.

6

After the fish marinates, remove it and pat the skin side dry with a paper towel. Coat it with a bit more oil and lay the fillets down on a well-oiled, preheated grill.

7

To cook this dish, you will need an "open" space on your grill with no heat—either one section of burners turned off, or a spot where there's no charcoal underneath. This is where you lay your fish down. If you cannot do this for some reason, wait until the fire is subsiding or turn the burner to its lowest setting.

8

Grill the fish for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on thickness. Do not flip. If you do, the fillet will fall to pieces. That's why you leave the skin on.

9

Once the meat flakes near the head end of the fillet, carefully remove the fish and set it on a platter to cool for a minute or two.

10

Serve with flavored rice, as a sandwich filling, or break it into pieces and use it for fish tacos; this is my favorite use for this dish.

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