Florida Seafood Recipe: Chili-Cumin Snapper Fingers

Now this is a seafood dish even the kids will love. Chef Justin Timineri shares his recipe for chili-cumin snapper fingers, a zippy fish-based answer to the chicken tender.

Chili-Cumin Snapper Fingers

Serves 6

• 2 pounds snapper, cut into 1-inch strips
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp. milk
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. freshly ground pepper
• ½ cup flour
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. chili seasoning
• 5 tbsp. butter
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 limes, halved

Method:

1. Pat snapper fingers dry with paper towel.
2. Whisk together eggs and milk in a small bowl.
3. Combine salt, pepper, flour, cumin and chili seasoning on a shallow plate.
4. Coat fish fingers with flour mixture; dip in egg mixture, then into flour mixture.
5. Set aside to dry for 5 minutes.
6. Melt the butter and oil together in a heavy skillet over moderate heat.
7. When butter foams, add the fingers; cook 3 to 5 minutes on each side until browned and cooked through.
8. Serve with lime halves.

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The official Chef of Florida, Justin Timineri, shares some of his recipes with us. A proponent of eating healthy, locally-grown and harvested produce and seafood, Timineri’s recipes imbue that Fresh From Florida flavor. For more on chef Justin, click here.

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