Snapper Escovitch Lettuce Wraps by Millie Peartree
5
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 25 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This light yet filling fish recipe is packed with lean protein and fiber-rich veggies. Though we serve the fish mixture in lettuce wraps, you can also serve it over brown rice, cauliflower rice, or in tortillas. The vegetable sauce can be made up to 2 days before use.
Ingredients
Uncooked snapper
2 pound(s), red variety
Olive oil
¼ cup(s), divided
Jarred minced garlic
4 tsp, divided
Kosher salt
2 tsp, divided
Black pepper
1 tsp
Paprika
1 tsp
Bay leaf
1 leaf/leaves
Fresh ginger
½ tsp, freshly grated
Uncooked onion
1 medium, yellow-variety, thinly sliced
Carrots
1 medium, julienned
Red bell pepper
½ medium, thinly sliced
Yellow bell pepper
½ medium, thinly sliced
Fresh thyme
2 sprig(s)
Sugar
1 Tbsp
Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp
Cayenne pepper
½ tsp, or 1 pierced Scotch bonnet pepper or serrano chile
Ground allspice
½ tsp, Jamaican-variety
Malt vinegar
¾ cup(s), or red wine vinegar
Lettuce
8 leaf/leaves, large
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 450°F. Rinse fish under cold water; pat dry. Score fish in 3 to 4 places on each side; place on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
2
In a small bowl, combine 2 tbsp oil with 3 tsp (1 tbsp) minced garlic, 1 ½ tsp salt, pepper and paprika; rub all over fish and into slits. Bake fish until opaque, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove fish skin, if desired; flake fish with a fork.
3
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat, heat remaining 2 tbsp oil. Add bay leaf, remaining 1 tsp garlic, and ginger; saute until garlic is golden and fragrant, being careful not to burn garlic, about 1 minute. Then add onion, carrot, bell peppers, thyme, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne (or chile), and allspice; cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Stir in vinegar and season with remaining ½ tsp salt; simmer 2 minutes until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaves and thyme sprig; remove from heat.
4
To serve, top each lettuce leaf with 3 oz (about 1/2 cup) fish and rounded ¼ cup vegetable mixture.
5
Serving size: 2 stuffed lettuce leaves
People Also Like
Join the #1 doctor-recommended weight-loss program*
*Based on a 2023 survey by Cerner Enviza of 500 doctors who recommend weight-loss programs to patients.