Recipe of the Day: Grouper with Red Pepper Sauce

  • Grouper with Red Pepper Sauce

    NOTES : You will have to count points for the margarine.
    Serving Size : 4

    Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    4 4 ounce fresh or frozen grouper fillets -- 1/2 to 1" thick
    2 cups chopped red bell pepper
    1/2 tablespoon margarine
    2 medium tomatoes -- peeled, seeded, and chopped
    1 tablespoon Splenda
    1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 dash ground red pepper
    2 tablespoons lemon juice
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary -- crushed

    Thaw fish, if frozen. For sauce, in a saucepan cook sweet pepper in hot margarine over medium heat till tender. Stir in tomato, Splenda, vinegar, salt, garlic powder, and ground red pepper. Cook for 5 min more, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly. Transfer mixture to a blender container or food processor bowl. Cover and blend or process till smooth. Return to saucepan; cover and keep warm.

    Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels. In a small bowl combine lemon juice, oil, and rosemary. Brush both sides of fish with lemon mixture.

    For a charcoal grill, place fish in a greased wire grill basket, tucking under any thin edges. Place basket on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, turning basket once. (Allow 4-6 min per 1/2" thickness of fish.)

    For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place fish in greased grill basket on grill rack directly over heat. Cover; grill as above.

    Or, place fish on the greased unheated rack of a broiler pan, tucking under any thin edges. Broil 4" from heat, turning once if fish is 1" thick. (Allow 4-6 min per 1/2" thickness of fish.) Serve sauce with fish.

    Description:
    "The red pepper-tomato sauce provides an enticing counterpart to this
    mild, sweet-flavored fish."

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    Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 313 Calories; 21g Fat (54.3% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 9g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 628mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 5 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 4 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

    Serving Ideas : Serve it with steamed carrots or asparagus.

    If desired, prepare sauce up to 24 hours; cover and chill. Before serving, reheat sauce.