Honey-Lime Red Snapper Recipe

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“If you can’t find snapper, you can substitute most any firm white fish. And if you can’t find key lime juice, use regular lime juice.” —Ken Hulme, Venice, Florida note: as reader suggests, regular lime juice can be used if you can't find key lime juice

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Honey-Lime Red Snapper Recipe

Prep: 5 min. + marinating Broil: 15 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

5 15 20

Ingredients

3/4 cup Key lime juice
1/2 cup honey
4 red snapper fillets (6 ounces each)
2 teaspoons chili powder

Directions

In a small bowl, combine lime juice and honey. Pour 1/2 cup into a large resealable plastic bag; add the fish. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for up to 1 hour. Place remaining mixture in a small saucepan; set aside.
Drain fish and discard marinade. Sprinkle fillets with chili powder; place on a greased broiler pan.
Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 12-15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Meanwhile, bring reserved lime juice mixture to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until reduced by half. Spoon over fillets. Yield: 4 servings.

Cooking for 2: Honey-Lime Red Snapper for Two

Nutritional Facts 1 fillet with 4-1/2 teaspoons sauce equals 277 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 60 mg cholesterol, 87 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 34 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 2 starch.

Originally published as Honey-Lime Red Snapper in Taste of Home December/January 2010, p38