Jamaican Grilled Stuffed Red Snapper

Name: Jamaican Grilled Stuffed Red Snapper
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Latin America & Caribbean, Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 6 , scallions, sliced thin (½ cup); 5 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons, minced fresh thyme; ½ teaspoon, grated fresh ginger; ½ teaspoon minced, Scotch bonnet chile; 4 ounces, okra, trimmed and chopped (½ cup); ½ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ teaspoon, pepper; ¼ teaspoon, ground allspice; 8 ounces, callaloo, stemmed and cut into ½-inch pieces (6 cups); 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh cilantro; 3 , scallions, minced (¼ cup); 8 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1 teaspoon, onion powder; ½ teaspoon, brown sugar; ¼ teaspoon, pepper; ¼ teaspoon, ground allspice; ¼ teaspoon, ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon, cayenne; 4 (1- to 1¼-pound) whole, snapper, scaled, gutted, fins snipped off with scissors; ¼ cup cane, vinegar; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces; , Lime wedges

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2023

Main Courses

Latin America & Caribbean

Whole snapper—stuffed with highly seasoned greens, crimped in foil, and sizzled over the fire—isn't just festive. It's practical summertime entertaining.

SERVES4

TIME2 hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In Jamaica, cooks rub whole snapper with a fragrant spice paste; stuff it with chopped, highly seasoned callaloo and okra; seal it in a foil pouch; and grill it until the fish and stuffing are moist and deeply fragrant. Applying the paste b...

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