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Creole Baked Snapper

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Caribbean
Keyword: caribbean, carnivore, Dairy-free, fish, gluten-free, nut-free, paleo, snapper, spicy
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 whole snapper
  • 1 blood orange (or could use lemon)
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 2 tbsp creole spice blend If you don't have it, you can make it by blending the spices as listed below.

Creole Spice Blend

  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic poweder
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp dried basil
  • ½ tbsp dried thyme
  • ½ tbsp black pepper
  • ½ tbsp white pepper
  • tbsp sweet paprika
  • ½ tbsp cayenne pepper
  • tbsp sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 220° Celsius
  • Wash and pat dry the snapper
  • Cut the blood orange and squeeze the juice all over the snapper inside and out. Put the remainder in the body cavity
  • Season the body cavity and ouside with creole spice blend
  • Add the rosemary sprig to the body cavity
  • Bake the snapper in a roasting pan on a rack for 30 minutes