Pan Seared Grouper with Hearts of Palm Salad

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    40 mins

  • Servings

    4 servings

  • Calories

    499 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course, Lunch

  • Cuisine

    American

Pan Seared Grouper with Hearts of Palm Salad

Keep in mind that grouper is great with this recipe, but any firm, white fish will work. Canned hearts of palm are easily available in supermarkets.

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Ingredients

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SALAD

  • 1 red onion, sliced thin
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • salt
  • 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 14 ounce can of hearts of palm (or equivalent)
  • 1 English cucumber, seeded and chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley or cilantro
  • 1 avocado, diced (optional)
  • 1 datil or habanero pepper, minced (optional)

FISH

  • 1 to 2 pounds skinless grouper fillets, in portions
  • salt
  • 3 tablespoons Safflower oil (or canola, grapeseed or avocado oil)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons key lime juice
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Instructions

SALAD

  1. Mix the red onion slices with some salt, then toss with the lime juice and set aside. Remove the outer leaves from the head of romaine lettuce and use for something else. Chop the hearts into pieces you'd want to eat with a fork and set in a large bowl.
  2. Slice the hearts of palm and add to the bowl, along with the remaining salad ingredients. Toss everything with the olive oil and salt lightly. You'll add the red onions and lime juice right at the end when you are ready to serve.

FISH

  1. Before you even start the salad, set the fish out on a cutting boar or plate and salt well. Let this sit while you make the salad.
  2. Get a steel or cast iron pan hot over a strong burner. Dry the fish thoroughly while this is happening. When the pan is hot, add the safflower oil. The moment you see a wisp of smoke rise from the oil, set the pieces of grouper in the pan, jiggling the pan as you do so. This is important or the fish will stick to the pan.
  3. Let the fish cook for 1 minute on medium-high heat. It should sound like bacon sizzling, so adjust the heat accordingly. Tilt the pan and spoon the hot oil over the pieces of fish until they turn opaque, then for about 30 seconds more.
  4. When the bottom of the fish has begun to brown nicely, gently test to see if the fish will come up off the pan. If most of it will, you are good to go. If not, turn the heat down a little and let the fish continue cooking, checking every 30 seconds or so. The fish will release eventually. When it does, add the butter and spoon it all over the fish as it froths.
  5. Remove the fish to a cutting board, crispy side up. Add the lime juice to the pan, turn off the heat, and swirl to combine. Serve this over the fish alongside the salad.

Notes

  • Keep in mind that this recipe works not only with all sorts of grouper, but also any firm white fish, freshwater or saltwater. 
  • Serve this with a nice white wine and either bread, grits or rice. 
  • The fish needs to be dry, and the thicker it is, the closer to room temperature it needs to be. The early salting seasons it well. 
  • The pan and oil need to be hot, and in that order. 
  • Never forget to jiggle the pan as the fish is hitting it. This prevents sticking. 
  • If you can't find key limes, regular limes work fine. 
  • If you don't like butter, use some other nice oil at the end, like a really good olive oil or a nut oil. 
  • I use English cucumbers because their skins are not bitter. Any cucumber will do. 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 499kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 43g (14%) Protein 29g (58%) Fat 26g (40%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 14g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 57mg (19%) Sodium 146mg (6%) Potassium 3177mg (91%) Fiber 9g (36%) Sugar 22g (44%) Vitamin A 14539IU (291%) Vitamin C 39mg (43%) Calcium 135mg (14%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 499 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 499kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 43g 14%
Protein 29g 58%
Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 14g 70%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 57mg 19%
Sodium 146mg 6%
Potassium 3177mg 68%
Fiber 9g 36%
Sugar 22g 44%
Vitamin A 14539IU 291%
Vitamin C 39mg 43%
Calcium 135mg 14%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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