Lindsey, do you know how long it takes to grill grouper on a gas grill? This is one of the questions my readers ask a lot. Well, I´ve got you covered.
Mild grouper fillets seasoned with pepper, salt, and smoked paprika take on a smoky, savory flavor when wrapped in scallion, lemon, and butter packets and grilled. These packets prevent sticky grill grates and keep the fish wonderfully moist and flaky.
With fluffy rice or toasted baguettes for dipping, the built-in sauce pairs well as the butter and lemon dissolve into the fish.
You should grill the grouper for 8 to 10 minutes at 400°F to 450°F covered until the grouper reaches 135°F. Then set aside the grouper in its foil packets on a baking sheet for 5 minutes, where it will continue to cook until the internal temperature is 140°F to 145°F.
Let’s learn a basic recipe for grilled grouper, some nutritional facts, and some extra recipe ideas so you can pick the best pairing for your grouper once you get the basic recipe down.
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How to Serve Grilled Grouper
Step 1 – Preparing Ingredients
Scallion or spring onion stems should be coarsely cut in half crosswise to divide the dark green tops from the white and light green bottoms.
(If using spring onions, trim the bottom parts by slicing them half lengthwise.) To get shorter segments, cut the bottom sections of the scallions in half crosswise. Set aside several dark green tops.
Step 2 – Putting Together the Foil Packets
Set a charcoal or gas grill on medium-high (400 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit). On a work area, lay 4 (12-inch) square pieces of aluminum foil. In the middle of each foil square, arrange eight scallion bottom sections in a single layer.
Grouper fillets should be uniformly seasoned with pepper, salt, and paprika before being placed on top of scallions in each square of foil.
Lemon slices should be uniformly distributed over the top of each fillet. Over each tier of lemon slices, place two pieces of butter.
Step 3 – Folding the Foil Packets
Each foil sheet above the grouper mixture should have the top and bottom joined. Fold the foil three times, each time securely.
To close the foil package, pinch each outside edge three times toward the center. Although the packet must be sealed, there should be room above the food.
Step 4 – Put Grouper on the Grill
Set foil packets on clean grill grates and cook covered for 8 to 10 minutes or until a thermometer placed into the grouper reads 135°F.
The grouper will keep cooking until the internal temperature is 140°F to 145°F after the foil packets have been transferred to a baking sheet and have rested for five minutes.
In the meantime, finely slice 1/4 cup of the dark green onion tops set aside; mix with parsley in a mixing bowl.
Step 5 – Serve
Discard the lemon slices after carefully opening each foil package and saving the liquid at the bottom of each packet.
Place grouper and grilled scallions equally over four plates. Drizzle kept liquid over every fillet. Add a sliced scallion-parsley mixture on top of the fillets.
Serve immediately with rice or baguette.
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Ingredients for Grilled Grouper
- 8 little spring onions or 16 medium scallions, cut roots
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless fillets of grouper
- kosher salt, two tablespoons
- Black pepper, 1 teaspoon
- smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon
- 1 medium lemon, cut crosswise into rounds 1/8 inch thick, seeds taken out.
- Cut two tablespoons of unsalted butter into eight 1/2-inch pieces.
- 14 cups of freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
- cooked white rice or toasted baguette
Nutrition Facts for Grilled Grouper
- 200 calories per serving (198g)
- 4g total fat
- including 1g of saturated fat
- 70mg cholesterol
- 230mg sodium
- 37g protein
- 150mg vitamin A
- 20mg calcium
- 0.7mg iron
To burn off the calories for grilled grouper, you will need to:
- Walk for 1 hour and 27 minutes
- Jog for 25 minutes
- Cycle for 25 minutes
- Swim for 35 minutes
This exercise estimate is based on a 25-year-old female, about 5’7″ in height and around 144lb.
Best Tips for Grilled Grouper
Grilled grouper is a pretty easy recipe which means you’re open to trying lots of different combinations to change how you serve your grouper.
Here are some tips for pairing with your grilled grouper and some interesting adds to the foil packets to try different flavors.
Pasta with a Grouper Fillet
This grouper pasta dish is something you must try if you enjoy both pasta and grouper.
You may enjoy every mouthful of this quick and straightforward grouper dish while also having the option to add other ingredients that you believe would improve the texture and flavor.
The delicious combination of fish and pasta will leave your family and dinner guests begging for more.
Grouper Caprese
For this grouper “Caprese” dish, fresh grouper is ideal. It’s a reasonably straightforward seafood dish packed with many nutritious ingredients.
Perfect for the many busy parents out there who don’t have the flexibility of time to make meals but want to provide a beautiful but healthy supper for the entire family, especially the children.
This low-carb, gluten-free meal is also perfect for anyone on a diet!
On a big, shallow dish, arrange slices of fish, mozzarella, and tomatoes in layers, putting a basil leaf between each. Add extra virgin olive oil to the meal and season it with pepper and salt.
Grouper with Olives and Oranges
Every summer dinner must please everyone’s palate. Do not worry; it does not have to be costly or time-consuming.
The secret is transforming straightforward, simple-to-prepare foods into elaborate meals.
Serving this quick and easy Mediterranean cuisine, which takes just 15 minutes to prepare, is a terrific option. Large, juicy fish fillets grilled inside, soft and flaky, are enhanced with zesty onion rings.
A festive lunch or supper should include large, juicy fish fillets that have been grilled and are slightly charred on the exterior but moist and flaky on the inside.
Onion rings, citrusy tangerines, and salty olives should also be included.
Chef’s Note: Avoid overcooking your grouper since undercooked fish tastes much better in any grilled fish preparation.
Grilling Tip: Tossing a small bouquet of fragrant herbs onto the grill may work wonders on a fish meal, giving it a wonderful perfume that enchants your senses and makes you yearn for some mouthwatering BBQ treats. You may pick from thyme, mint, basil, cilantro, oregano, and rosemary.
Grouper Tacos
Has your family ever had a fussy eater?
Worry no more; this straightforward, convenient, and healthful grouper taco recipe will suffice.
This will appeal to you for three reasons: It can be made in only 10 minutes, is a full supper, and is undoubtedly a delicious and filling family feast.
A grouper’s non-fishy taste, mild flavor, firm, lean, flaky white flesh, and the sweet citrus tang of lemon truly work their culinary magic. Well, you could always make this one-skillet dish your own.
Change: You can either slice it for fish tacos the next day with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and your preferred dressing or sauce, or you can serve it tonight with rice and a side salad.
Whatever you decide, everyone always has a great time.
Grill Grouper FAQs
How long does it take to cook a grouper?
For those grouper lovers, here is a basic recipe for grouper fillets. The ideal cooking time for an inch thick fillets is 12 to 14 minutes, and cooking time should be adjusted if using thinner fillets.
Can you put fish directly on the grill?
Place the fish directly on the grill grate with the skin side down if searing is not part of your cooking strategy.
The basic rule is to wait 8 to 10 minutes to cook an inch of fish. So, if the fish is two inches thick, grill it for six to eight minutes on each side.
What is the best temperature for grouper?
Typically, grouper is cooked between 104°F and 140°F (40°C and 60°C), resulting in a texture that ranges from mildly warmed to firm and even chewy at the upper end.
It simply has to be heated for a short period, often 25 to 45 minutes.
How do you know when a grouper is done?
Test your fish for doneness by gently twisting it on an angle with a fork at the thickest part of it. When the fish is finished, it flakes easily and loses its transparent or raw aspect.
Cooking fish to a core temperature of 140 to 145 degrees is a general rule of thumb.
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Conclusion
When cooked in packets with scallions, lemon, and butter, mild grouper fillets seasoned with pepper, salt, and smoked paprika acquire a smokey, delicious taste.
These packets keep the fish juicy and flaky while preventing sticky grill grates. The built-in sauce goes excellent with fluffy rice or toasted baguettes for dipping as the butter and lemon melt into the fish.
The grouper should be grilled for 8 to 10 minutes, covered, at 400°F to 450°F or until it reaches 135°F.
The grouper should then be placed on a baking sheet and left there for 5 minutes while continuing to cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 140°F to 145°F.