Jonathan Waxman

Red Snapper

Black and Red Lentils

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Barbuto Cookbook: California-Italian Cooking from the Beloved West Village Restaurant
The Barbuto Cookbook

By Jonathan Waxman

Published 2020

  • About

Properly sourced red snapper is truly a wonderful product, perhaps the best fish in Florida.

Ingredients

  • 4 (4-ounce/115 g) red snapper fillets, skin on
  • Olive oil

Method

  1. Rinse the fillets and pat dry. Rub with olive oil and season with sea salt.
  2. Put the lentils in two small pots (one type in each pot). To each pot, add 1 clove garlic, 1½ teaspoons butter, and 1 teaspoon sea salt, along with 1¼ cups cold water.
  3. Cook the lentils gently until tender, about 30 minutes. There should be no liquid left. Keep the lentils in t