Soy-Baked Snapper

Name: Soy-Baked Snapper
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil; ¼ cup soy sauce; 2 small red snappers (about 1½ pounds each), cleaned and left whole; 2 cloves garlic, minced

Preparation info

2
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

This simple preparation allows the sweet taste of the snapper to come through—with just a bit of a “snap” from the garlic.

Ingredients

2 small red snappers (about 1½ pounds each), cleaned and left whole
¼ cup soy sauce

Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Cut three slits, about ½ inch deep and 2 inches apart, diagonally in the sides of each fish; don’t cut down to the bone. Arrange the fish in one layer in an ovenproof casserole.
Combine the soy, sesame oil, and garlic in a small bowl. Stir well, and spoon over the fish, making sure the mixture seeps into the slits. Let the fish stand, loosely covered, at room t