Recipe Cajun Red Snapper (Seafood)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 (6 ounce) fillets red snapper
• salt to taste

Preparing/Cooking:

• On a large piece of wax paper, mix together paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, onion powder, thyme, basil, garlic powder, and oregano.
• In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter or margarine with oil.
• Brush both sides of the snapper filets with the butter mixture, reserve the remaining butter mixture.
• Coat both sides of the filets with the seasoning-mixture.
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat until a drop of water sizzles on it.
• Drizzle half of the remaining butter-oil mixture on one side of fish fillets.
• Place fillets butter side down in pan.
• Cook over a high heat until the fish is deeply browned, about 5 minutes.
• Drizzle remaining butter-mixture over the fish and flip the fish over.
• Cook until fish is browned and flakes when tested with a fork, about 5 minutes more.
• Season to taste with salt.

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