Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 12 ounces Red Snapper Fillets (2 filets)
  • Sea Salt and Black Pepper
  • 6 jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined (16-20 count)
  • 12 in grape tomatoes - cut half long way
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro -chopped
  • 2 ounces tequila
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • juice from one lime
  • 1 tablespoon lime zest

Instruction

  • Season Red Snapper with Sea Salt and Black Pepper
  • in a large saute pan add olive oil and allow the pan to get hot before adding snapper
  • Add Snapper to the pan and sear the top until nicely brown
  • Place snapper in a baking dish with a little water and place in a 350 degree preheated oven for 15 minutes to finish cooking
  • In the same pan add additional oil if needed, then saute tomatoes and shrimp till almost fully cooked and remove from heat.
  • in a small saute pan, add 1 tbsp of butter and after it melts, add in brown sugar and blend well.
  • add in lime juice and tequila, allow the alcohol in the tequila to burn off.
  • add in the last tbsp of butter and allow the mixture to thicken and remove from heat
  • When snapper is done, remove shrimp from saute pan adding to the lime sauce and gently reheat
  • serve Red Snapper (removing bottom skin when taking out of the baking dish) and arrange tomatoes around the fish and top with shrimp and margarita sauce
  • Top with lime zest and chopped cilantro