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Red Snapper with Cilantro-Lime Sauce

From "Cuba Cocina" by Joyce LaFray





List of Ingredients



• 2 to 3 Tablespoons butter or margarine
  
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
  
• 2 pounds red snapper or other firm white fish fillets
  
• 1 cup cilantro-lime sauce (recipe follows)
  
• 1 sweet white Bermuda onion, thinly sliced, for garnish
  
• Fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish
  
• 1 lemon and 1 lime, sliced lengthwise, for garnish
  
• Cilantro-Lime Sauce:
  
• 1/4 pound butter or margarine
  
• 1 cup chopped onion
  
• 3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
  
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  
• Dash of Tabasco
  
• 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  
• Salt to taste
  






Instructions



1. For Fish: Melt the butter in a skillet and add garlic and fish. Saute until fish flakes when tested with a fork. Do not overcook. Place fish on a warmed serving platter. Pour sauce over fish or serve on the side. Garnish dish with onion, cilantro sprigs and citrus slices.
   
2. For Sauce: Melt butter and add the onion, lime juice, Worcestershire, Tabasco, cilantro and salt. Simmer for a few minutes over medium-low heat. Remove to a food processor and blend until smooth. Serve warm.
   
3. Serves 4.