Cajun Style Blackened Snapper

Chase went to Leelee's fish market in Tempe this week. He brought home the most delicious Red Snapper and Catfish. I've never cooked Red Snapper before so I looked up some recipes on the internet. I usually find the best recipes on allrecipes.com and searching for the one with the highest ratings. It worked like a charm this time too. This fish was light and yummy with a thin crust of spices.

Cajun Style Blackened Snapper
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cajun-Style-Blackened-Snapper/Detail.aspx

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground white pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 (6 ounce) fillets red snapper
• 1 1/2 cups butter, melted

DIRECTIONS

1. In a small bowl, mix together paprika, cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, and oregano.
2. Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat for 10 minutes, or until extremely hot.
3. Dip fish into melted butter, and sprinkle each fillet generously with the seasoning mixture. Place the fish fillets in the hot skillet. Pour 1 tablespoon of butter over each fillet. Cook until the coating on the underside of the fillet turns black, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn the fish over. Pour another tablespoon of butter over the fish, and cook for 2 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.