Snapper with Spicy Pineapple Glaze Recipe

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Ginger and cayenne bring spice to this tangy treatment for red snapper fillets from our Test Kitchen. Sweet pineapple preserves round out the deletable combination of flavors.

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Snapper with Spicy Pineapple Glaze Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup pineapple preserves
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
2 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 red snapper fillets (6 ounces each)
3 teaspoons olive oil

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the preserves, vinegar, ginger, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and cayenne; set aside. Place fillets on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Spoon oil over both sides of fillets; sprinkle with remaining salt.
Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 5 minutes. Baste with half of the glaze. Broil 5-7 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Baste with remaining glaze. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 fillet equals 304 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 63 mg cholesterol, 552 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 35 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 2 starch.

Originally published as Snapper with Spicy Pineapple Glaze in Light & Tasty June/July 2005, p62