Name: Foil-Baked Snapper
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: 1 lemon (thinly sliced); 1 whole snapper; 2 cloves garlic (thinly sliced); small bunch chives (thinly sliced); 1/4 cup salted butter; drizzle olive oil; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 clove garlic (minced); 2 green onions (sliced); 1 teaspoon dried tarragon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; 1/4 cup white wine; 1 lemon (juiced); 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

Cooking food in foil is a traditional outdoor method that helps infuse flavors into your meal much more than other methods. This recipe foil-wraps snapper to infuse it with lemon, garlic, and thyme. You can use store-bought fish, or even better, catch your own.

This method can be used on a wide range of outdoor cooking equipment, from grills and smokers, to even a campfire. The key is having a tightly sealed foil package and consistent heat.

Serve the snapper with a fresh salad and plenty of crusty bread to sop up all of the cooking juices. It can be shared straight out of the foil or put onto a serving plate. Individual foil packets can be made for each diner.

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Unwrapped foils exposes a baked snapper sitting on a bed of lemons.

Cooked snapper still in the foil surrounded by its flavor elements of lemon, butter, and chives.

The snapper being arranged on a white platter ready to be served.

The snapper can be served on a whole platter for each person to get their own serving.

Opened foil exposing the cooked snapper sitting on a bed of lemons.

Cooking in foil is a great way to cook freshly-caught fish in the outdoors.

Foil-Baked Snapper Recipe

Scott Mech Gould

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This recipe is provided by Dipper’s Backyard BBQ Wars.

Cooking food in foil is a traditional outdoor method that helps infuse flavours much more than other methods.

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Preparation 30

Cook 1 30

Ready in 2

Servings Servings

CourseDinner

InfluenceGlobal

DifficultySeasoned

MethodGrill

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Ingredients

Foil-Baked Snapper

1 lemon thinly sliced
1 whole snapper
2 cloves garlic thinly sliced
small bunch chives thinly sliced
1/4 cup salted butter
drizzle olive oil

White Wine Sauce

1 tablespoon butter
1 clove garlic minced
2 green onions sliced
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 cup white wine
1 lemon juiced
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

Equipment

large piece of foil
grill

Directions

Foil-Baked Snapper

Preheat the grill to medium-high heat, 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
Layout a piece of the foil and create a layer of the thinly sliced lemons.
Lay the snapper on the lemons.
Insert 2/3 of the garlic, chives, and butter into the cavity of the fish.
Cut 5 large grooves into each side of the snapper. Stuff the remaining third of the garlic and chives into the slices.
Top the fish with the remaining lemon slices and butter. Sprinkle with half the chives and drizzle with olive oil then wrap the fish tightly in the foil.
Place the foil-wrapped snapper on the preheated grill and cook for 1 hour.
Unwrap the snapper and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until it gets a nice brown color.

White Wine Sauce

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and green onions and cook until transparent, about 4 minutes. Stir in the tarragon, salt, and pepper.
Increase the heat to medium and stir in the white wine and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley.

To Serve

On a platter arrange the foil baked snapper then drizzle with some of the white wine sauce. Sprinkle with the remaining fresh chives. Place the remaining white wine sauce in a jug so people can add it as desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 332kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 36gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 372mgPotassium: 845mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 799IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 1mg