Opakapaka (Snapper) With Green Grapes
Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup flour
- 2 lbs red snapper, cut into 4 pieces
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons butter, cold, cut into chunks (4 to 6)
- 1⁄4 cup green grape, halved lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
Directions
- Lightly flour fish on both sides.
- In a sauté pan over medium heat, add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- When butter foams, add fish to pan.
- Sauté 3 to 4 minutes on one side and turn; continue cooking 3 to 4 minutes until done.
- Remove fish from pan; pour out excess butter.
- Deglaze pan with white wine and lemon juice; reduce liquid by half.
- Add 3 tablespoons chunked butter; swirl into sauce.
- Add more cold butter as needed until saucy.
- Add grapes, then parsley, and pour the sauce over the fish.
- Variations:.
- You can vary the sauce by substituting almonds for the grapes. Simply toast 1/4 cup slivered almonds or chopped Macadamia nuts in a 350* oven for about 10 minutes. Add the nuts to the sauce before serving.
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