Sauteed Red Snapper With Ginger-Lime Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon of chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon of minced seeded jalapeno pepper
1/2 teaspoon of grated lime rind
1/4 teaspoon of bottled fresh ginger
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
4 red snapper fillets
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cooking oil or 1 teaspoon cooking spray
lime wedge

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover and chill.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Sprinkle both sides of fish with remaining salt and pepper.
coat pan with oil.
add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.
Place one filet on each of 4 plates and top with a 1 1/2 teaspoons of butter mixture.
Serve with lime wedges if desired.