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    Home » Recipes » Seafood Recipes

    Red Snapper with a Lobster Cream Sauce

    Published: Mar 27, 2019 · Modified: Sep 26, 2020 by Chef Dennis Littley

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    My Red Snapper with a Lobster Cream Sauce is the perfect restaurant-style dish to make when you hear company’s coming over or a delicious date night dinner with your significant other.

    Red Snapper on a bed of greens topped with a lobster cream sauce together with rice on a white plate sitting on a cutting board

    It’s not as hard as you might think to make this delicious Restaurant Style Dish.

    And for most Restaurant Style Dishes, it’s all about finding the right ingredients and these days you can find most of them in your local supermarket.

    red snapper on greens with a lobster cream sauce and a side of rice on a white plate

    I am careful about sourcing seafood and like to know where the products I’m serving come from, so make sure to read the label to find the country of origin of the products you’re purchasing. I’ve been enjoying shopping at Costco’s more these days because they’ve added so many Organic and healthy products to their line as well as some well-sourced frozen seafood. And that makes my job easier and dinner even more affordable.

    I’ve found well sourced Mahi-Mahi, Coho Salmon and Red Snapper at my Costco and hopefully, they’ll continue to add to their well-sourced product line.

    You might ask what isn’t well sourced? My list of undesirable products is Atlantic Salmon, Farmed seafood of any type (except for clams and mussels) and Seafood out of Asian or Indian waters that I can’t personally verify as safe. I’m not saying these aren’t good products, but I won’t risk it. I always look for North American, South American or European Union products most come from trustworthy sources.

    As for lobster meat, I’ve found that readily available in most supermarkets in 8-ounce and 16-ounce packages in the frozen seafood section near the fresh fish area, and of course, the lobster of choice is Maine or Canadian. In the case of a sauce, a little goes a long way, which makes it an affordable luxury. You do want lobster meat and not lobster tails for this type of dish as the tails will get tough and chewy and are best used for broiling or grilling.

    So now that you’ve read my thoughts on seafood its time to impress your guests with my Red Snapper with a Lobster Cream Sauce!

    If you like my Red Snapper Recipe you might also like these delicious fish dishes:

    • Blackened Salmon with a Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
    • Pan Seared Halibut
    • How to Poach Mahi-Mahi (or your favorite fish)
    • Grilled Atlantic Rockfish

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    Red Snapper with a Lobster Cream Sauce

    This lobster cream sauce turns this red snapper into perfection on a plate.  When you can make restaurant style dishes this delicious in your own home, why go out?
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time25 mins
    Course: Entree
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 634kcal
    Author: Chef Dennis Littley

    Ingredients

    • 12 ounce red snapper fillets or your favorite fish 2 filets
    • 4 ounces cooked lobster meat claw and body
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • ½ teaspoon old bay seasoning
    • sea salt and black pepper to taste
    • 1 teaspoon chopped Italian parsley for garnishing
    • 4 cups supergreens for under snapper Or greens of your choice
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    Instructions

    • preheat your oven to 350 degrees
    • place the red snapper fillets in a baking dish and add a little water to the pan to help keep the fish from drying out
    • season the snapper with sea salt and black pepper
    • drizzle a little olive on the top of the fish (optional)
    • bake fish for 15-20 minutes
    • While fish is baking add heavy cream to a saute pan, add in old bay seasoning and reduce the cream on medium to low heat for about 5 minutes
    • Add in lobster and continue to reduce for another 5 minutes, the sauce should be reduced by about 40-50 % turn off heat and allow to rest until fish is done.
    • Saute greens in olive oil or water while the sauce is reducing, season with sea salt and black pepper as needed
    • When snapper is cooked, plate the greens then the snapper and spoon over the lobster sauce and garnish with chopped parsley
    • Serve with your favorite grain or potato

    Nutrition

    Calories: 634kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 276mg | Sodium: 408mg | Potassium: 1333mg | Vitamin A: 15255IU | Vitamin C: 163.4mg | Calcium: 362mg | Iron: 2.5mg
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    1. Ken

      August 22, 2020 at 8:23 am

      5 stars
      Bought snapper and left over lobster carcass. Looked and found this recipe. Substituted celery, bell pepper, and Tony’s seasoning because I didn’t have old bay. Make a lobster stock and picked the meat from the body and legs. Heaven on a plate! Great recipe, Chef!

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    2. Jenn @ EngineerMommy

      March 28, 2019 at 1:30 pm

      Wow this looks downright incredible!! I love that lobster cream sauce – I bet it adds just the right amount of richness to the dish!!

      Reply
    3. Ruth I

      March 28, 2019 at 12:05 pm

      5 stars
      Lobster, yum! This will surely be a hit here. I bet it tastes so delicious!

      Reply
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