Pan Roasted Gulf Red Snapper Recipes from Walt Disney World |
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Ingredients
Artichoke-Fennel Nage:
4 large artichokes
1/2 sliced fennel bulb
Juice of one lemon
2 garlic cloves, split then smashed with back of knife
2 Roma tomatoes, cut in 1/8ths
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted and crushed
1 small onion, sliced
2 leeks (white and half of green part), sliced
4 cups dry white wine
2 cups water (plus extra to soak artichokes in step 1)
1 teaspoon salt
Tomato Confit:
6 large Roma tomatoes, peeled
1 oz. picked fresh thyme
6 gloves of garlic, finely diced
4 oz. extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
Snapper:
4 six-oz Gulf red snapper filets
3 oz. extra virgin olive oil
12 halves of tomato confit
2 zucchini (sliced on a bias)
2 oz. julienne fennel bulb
2 oz. julienne roasted and peeled red peppers
1 oz. leeks (white part only, bias cut)
8 oz. artichoke-fennel nage
1/2 oz. basil infused olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh ground pepper
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons fines herbs*
*Typically a pre-mixed blend of chopped aromatic herbs, such as parsley, chervil, tarragon and chives.
Yield: 4 servings
Method
Artichoke-Fennel Nage:
Peel artichokes down to choke, removing leaves and trimming away the fuzzy choke. (If thats to big a pain, just use canned artichoke hearts with their liquid.) Place peeled, cleaned artichokes in water with lemon juice and a teaspoon of salt (to stop discoloration).
In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
Add onions and sweat for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add leeks, artichokes, fennel, garlic, tomatoes and fennel seeds, and
continue to sweat 4-5 minutes.
Add white wine and enough water to just cover the top of the mixture.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and continue to cook
for 30 minutes.
Strain through a fine mesh strainer and heat to reduce by one quarter.
Set aside.
Tomato Confit:
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Split peeled tomatoes in half (tip: to peel, cut a small cross-hatch slit in
bottom of each tomato and immerse in boiling water for 30-40s seconds,
then immerse in ice water and peel away skin), cut side down, in a flat
saute pan. Sprinkle tomatoes with chopped thyme and garlic, and season
with salt and pepper.
Coat with olive oil and place pan in preheated oven
to roast until tomatoes begin to soften (usually 6-8 minutes).
Remove and set aside. (Here's another tip: save the remaining liquid
vegetable. from the confit process and use it to toss with your favorite
pasta or vegetable.)
Snapper:
Season fish with a bit of extra virgin olive oil, fresh ground pepper,
kosher salt and fine herbs.
Saute fish, beginning with skin side down, pressing down firmly with a
spatula for the first 10 seconds to prevent curling.
Once skin is cooked crisp, turn and cook other side for about 20 seconds.
Transfer fish to a 350 degree oven and roast for 4-6 minutes until firm to
touch.
While the fish is roasting, blanch zucchini in salt water
(blanching involves boiling vegetables briefly and then chilling them in ice
water before reheating) and then saute in 1/2 oz. of extra virgin olive oil.
Season to taste.
Fan zucchini around plate and top with three confit tomato halves.
Saute fennel in 1 oz. extra virgin olive oil over medium heat for 4-5
minutes until translucent. Add leeks and continue to cook for 1-2
minutes. Add roasted pepper and mix thoroughly. Season with salt and
pepper.
Place this fennel mixture in center of plate between tomatoes and
zucchini.
Top with roasted fish and ladle nage over top. To finish, sprinkle basil
chiffonade arownd plate and drizzle with basil-infused olive oil.
