- 4 red snapper fillets with skin cut into a 1/2″ crosshatch pattern
- Salt
- 1 finely grated garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek)
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- Olive oil
- Lime wedges for serving
- Score the skin of 4 red snapper fillets in 1/2″ crosshatch pattern; season both sides with salt. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Combine 1 finely grated garlic clove, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 1 tablespoon hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek), and 1 tablespoon light brown sugar in a small bowl; spoon over snapper, making sure marinade penetrates score marks. Heat broiler. Drizzle snapper with olive oil and broil until charred in spots and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.