Recipe Cajun Style Blackened Snapper (Seafood)

Required 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
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• 4 (6 ounce) fillets red snapper
• 1 1/2 cups butter, melted

Preparing/Cooking:

• In a small bowl, mix together paprika, cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, and oregano.
• Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat for 10 minutes, or until extremely hot.
• 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.

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