Hook & Cook: Spicy Cajun Snapper with Mango Salsa

We are really excited to share this recipe with you because it is one of our FAVORITES! Yellowtail snapper is in our opinion the best tasting, flakiest fish in the sea. This recipe is versatile and can be used on many kinds of fish such as mangrove snapper, mutton snapper, mahi mahi or even cobia! 

In case you didn’t know my sister and I attended the University of Louisiana for the first two years of college earning full ride track and field scholarships — geaux Ragin Cajuns!  It was here we fell in love with Cajun food like jambalaya, crawfish, gumbo, red beans and rice, and of course Meche’s KING CAKE!  Now we take any chance we can to cook up delicious Cajun inspired cuisine. 

We’ve paired this recipe with a tasty mango salsa for sweetness but also added a kick of heat of jalapeño peppers.  If spicy isn’t your thing this recipe can be modified to satisfy everyone’s taste buds (check footnotes for alternate recipe).

The two of us competing as Ragin Cajuns at a track meet

Our freshmen year dorm room

Without further ado, click here to watch us make this beautiful dish or scroll down for the detailed recipe! If this recipe inspires you to cook some fish for yourself please send us your pictures at galeforcefishing@galeforcefishing.com!

xoxo,

The Gale Force Twins

Mango Salsa:

Ingredients:

• 3 Ripe Mangoes, diced

• 1 Medium Red Bell Pepper, chopped

• 1/3 Cup Red Onion, chopped

• 1/4 Cup Packed Cilantro, chopped

• 1-2 Jalapeño Peppers, seeded and minced

• 1 Juicy Lime

• Pinch of Salt, to taste

Prep:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine mangoes, bell pepper, red onion, cilantro and jalapeño. Drizzle with lime juice and season with salt to taste. Mix well

Variation: For a milder salsa, use 1/2 jalapeño pepper (avoid using seeds) or skip altogether.

Mango Salsa

Cajun Snapper

Ingredients:

• Snapper fillets or fish of your choice

• Cajun Seasoning

• Salt

• Flour

• 1 Cup Milk

• 2 Eggs

• Panko Bread Crumbs

• Canola Oil for Pan

Prep:

1. Heavily season fish fillets with Cajun seasoning and salt to taste.

2. Create three bowls. Add enough flour to the first bowl to coat fillets. In a second bowl, beat together eggs and milk. In the third bowl, add Panko bread crumbs.

3. Lightly toss each fish fillet in flour, dip into milk mixture, and press into Panko bread crumbs.

Cook:

1. Heat about 1/8 inch of oil in a pan over medium high heat. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side until the fish flake and have browned nicely.

2. Serve fish on colorful plate with a heaping spoonful of mango salsa!

Variation: For a milder tasting fish, season fish with salt and pepper and skip the Cajun seasoning!

Spicy Cajun snapper served with a sweet mango salsa