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Grilled snapper tacos
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Diana Chan's whole-grilled snapper, flaked into hard tacos with iceberg and lime.
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About this recipe
Diana Chan grills a whole snapper rubbed with Old El Paso fiery spice mix, flakes the flesh into hard taco shells, and finishes with shredded iceberg, a pineapple salsa, and a hard squeeze of lime. Tacos with the integrity of the whole fish behind them.
Cooking the snapper whole rather than as fillets keeps the flesh moist: the bones conduct heat evenly and the skin protects the meat from drying out. Slices of lemon go into the cavity, the cavity gets a heavy salt, and the whole fish wraps in foil before going onto a hot barbecue or into a 200-degree oven for twenty minutes until the flesh slides off the bone with a fork.
The pineapple salsa (fresh pineapple, lime juice, finely diced red onion, coriander) is the Mexican counterweight to the spice rub. The sweetness of the fruit against the chilli is what makes the taco read as Yucatan rather than generic Tex-Mex.
Hard shells are non-negotiable here; soft tortillas go soggy under the fish and salsa. A spoon of sour cream, a fistful of coriander, and a cold Pacifico. Eaten over a plate with both hands.
Ingredients
- 1 whole medium sized snapper
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 bunch of coriander
- ½ a head of iceberg lettuce
- 1 box of Old El Paso hard taco shells
- 1 packet of Old El Paso Fiery Hot Spicy Mix
- ½ cup of sour cream to serve
- ½ a pineapple, diced
- 30g coriander, finely chopped
- 1 long red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 jalapeno, deseeded and finely chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt to taste
- Pomegranate seeds to garnish
Method
1. Place the fish on a tray. Season the fish with salt including the cavity of the fish.
2. Rub the Old El Paso fiery hot spice mix all over the fish.
3. Add a few slices of lemon into the cavity of the fish. Drizzle the fish with olive oil.
4. Wrap the fish in some baking paper then foil and place onto a grill on medium heat. Cook for 12-15 minutes or until cooked through.
5. Remove from heat and pick the meat off the bones. Set aside.
6. Slice up the lettuce and add a dollop of sour cream into the taco shells. Place the fish into the shells and top with some pineapple salsa.
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Diana Chan won MasterChef Australia in 2017 with a precision-led repertoire built on Malaysian-Chinese home cooking. She hosts Asia Unplated, a tour through regional kitchens that treats the home cooks as the experts. Her recipes lean technical without losing the household feel they came from.
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