Nute Gunray's Blackened Grouper

Ingredients:

Grouper filets - skinless (1.5 lbs), butter, lemon, paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, oregano, thyme, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, brown sugar and salt.

Directions:

Small Bowl

• paprika 2 tsp

• cayenne pepper 1 tsp

• black pepper 1/2 tsp

• dried oregano 1/2 tsp

• dried thyme 1/2 tsp

• ground cumin 1/2 tsp

• garlic powder 1 tsp

• onion powder 1 tsp

• brown sugar 1 tsp

• salt 2 tsp

• mix well

Meat

• pat dry the fillets with a paper towel

• melt 2 tbsp of butter and pastry brush to coat fillets on both sides

• top each fillet with 1 tbsp of seasoning mix and rub with your fingers, turn over and repeat

Stove Skillet

• add 3 tbsp of butter

• when butter is melted add fish and cook undisturbed fore 3 mins

• flip the fish cook for another 4 mins

• depending on how you like your fish you can cook longer, we like ours a bit tougher so flipped and cooked additional 5 mins

Serve

• top each fillet with a squeeze of lemon juice and serve