Snapper Vera Cruz
<< recipe list- 4 fillets of Red Snapper
- 1 ½ cups Salsa Fresca
- ¾ cup grated Jack cheese
- ½ cup grated Cheddar cheese
- 1 small can sliced black olives
- 1 bunch cilantro finely chopped
- 2 fresh Limes
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ small white onion (fine dice)
- ¼ stick butter
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Tobasco Sauce
Melt butter and add garlic, 3 shakes of tobasco sauce, the juice and pulp of 1 lime, and add salt and pepper to taste. Baste the fish with the butter mixture and place on a hot clean oiled grill. Cook each side 6 minutes or until nicely browned. Top each fillet with a nice layer of salsa, then cheese, and olives, allow to cook until cheese is well melted, remove and serve immediately top with diced onion and fresh chopped cilantro.
Serve with: Spanish rice, Warm Corn Tortillas, lime wedges, and an Ice Cold Corona!
Fish can also be baked and prepared in the same fashion.
