Red Snapper Fish Taste

Red snapper fish taste the best when you know how to prepare it in the right way.  Snapper itself is a fish that can be found in Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic Water, and the Caribbean. It is a unique fish with bulgy appearance and big mouth plus teeth. This fish is very common to live in waters with deep around 30 to 200 ft; however you can also find it as deep as 300 ft sometimes.

There are many types of snapper available, seventeen to be exact, but the most common ones to be sold in the seafood restaurant is the red and yellowtail snapper fish. These two are the most favorite ones. They have firm and lean texture with white flesh. It appears mild and delicate and it is tinted pink from the red skin. As for the taste, it has fresh taste with mildly sweet flavor.

How to buy and prepare delicious Red snapper fish taste?
Red snapper in the market is mostly sold as fillets, although you can also find a whole fish in the fish market. When you buy red snapper in the market, it is better to understand how to buy and tell whether the fish is fresh or not.
To recognize fresh red snapper, you need to look the appearance. So, it is not just about whether the red snapper fish taste delicious or not that you need to know when you want to cook the snapper. If you purchase a dull looking red snapper then they mostly taste bad.
To tell the red snapper in fresh condition need some criteria such as:
·         First, just like we already mentioned above, the red snapper has big eyes. You can pay attention to the eyes: are they vivid, bright, and big? If yes then it is the sign that the fish in fresh and good condition. Avoid buying the snapper if the eyes appear dehydrated.
·         Second, another simple trick to tell whether the red snapper is fresh by checking on the backbone. You need to see yourself whether its bloodline has bright color, if the snapper has such criteria then the fish can be purchased with your money. They are worth it.

·         Third, you need to tell the fish by its smell. Does red snapper taste fishy? Well, it is fish so of course it will smell and taste fishy. However if the fish smell off putting then do not buy it. The fish should smell pleasant, salty, and fishy just like the ocean. Moreover, when you smell it, the fish should have mild and fresh odor.
When you cannot find a fresh red snapper in a whole, you can purchase them in fillet condition. To tell whether the fillet is worth to buy then checks the appearance. If the seller allows you to touch it, do it! When you buy fillets, try looking for elastic and firm flesh which is not separating. Moreover, poke the flesh and if the fish meat bounces back then it is a good sign. Meanwhile, the meat should appear moist and translucent plus it is not browning.

Preparing and cooking the red snapper:
After you can find fresh looking red snapper, then it is the time you should know how to cook snapper fish recipe! If you want to experience superior red snapper fish taste, you should understand how to preparing and cooking the snapper the right way.
Of course you can experiment many of snapper recipe, however here are some of the simple tips worth to try!
1.      Red snapper can be cooked in so many ways, the fish respond very well when you pan fried, broiled, baked, steamed, grilled, and poached it. Well, if you do not want to add more calories and fats to the fish then you better broil the fish without add high calories seasonings and oils.
2.      When it comes to seasoning the fish, there are several worth to try like fresh chili pepper and vegan butter. Both of them are red snapper’s best friends!

3.      If you purchase a whole red snapper, you need to prepare it properly by removing some of the parts such as the head and the tail as well as the fins. After that, you need to gut out and clean the bones: remove the backbones and the small pin bones.
4.      After you are done cleaning the fish, you are good to cook them with a nice recipe that you already prepared.
Here is one recipe you may want to try. We understand that you may want to prepare the red snapper with other cooking methods. But, pan frying it is the simplest thing to do. Yes, it may add more calories and fats, but if you are not in weight loses diet then it is okay and you can simply eat it once a while.
Pan fried red snapper recipe
Red snapper fish taste best when you pan fried it, here are the instructions:
1.      Prepare a saucepan and heat the oil over low heat. Stir the onion, chilli flakes, and the thyme gently.

2.      Add chickpeas and tomato, you can increase the heat to medium. After that bring them to simmer and cover the sauce pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook them until the mixture thickens.
3.      Prepare a large fry pan, heat the oil over medium to high heat. Take the red snapper which already gutted and cleaned, make a fillet. After that season the snapper fish fillets and spray them with oil on both sides.
4.      Start to cook the fish for 3 minutes on one side and then flip it to another side and cook again for 3 minutes.
5.      Prepare gremolata ingredients: parsley, garlic clove (crushed), and zest of lemon. Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl. Add salt and black pepper.
6.      Divide the chickpeas on the plate and top with fish. Sprinkle the gremolata on it and the dish is ready to be served. You can now enjoy the red snapper fish taste!
Red snapper fish is also packed with minerals, protein, vitamins, and omega-3 fatty acids. Serve the red snapper fish twice a week in moderate amount to gain essential nutrition for your body.