Fennel and lemon baked whole snapper

Fennel _lemon _fish

Serves 4

This is a very rustic dish, just go with your instincts and be generous with all of the ingredients. This is great cooked on a barbecue with the hood closed on medium-high or in the oven at 180°C. To serve, unwrap snapper on a chopping board or platter and garnish with more freshly chopped herbs and slices of lemon. Be careful of the bones when demolishing.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole snapper, scaled and guttered
  • 1 large red onion, sliced
  • 1 large fennel bulb, sliced
  • 1 thumb size piece of ginger, peeled and sliced
  • 2 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 cups of a selection of herbs (we used thyme, Italian parsley and dill)
  • 2 lemons, sliced
  • 4 Tbsp good quality flavoured olive oil (we used Aquiferra Drizzle - lemon and fennel)
  • 1 tsp flaky sea salt

Method

  1. Heat barbecue or turn oven to 180°C.
  2. Layer sliced red onion, fennel, half of the ginger and half of the herbs on a large sheet of tin foil on a flat surface (you may have to fold 2 sheets together depending on the size of the snapper).
  3. Place snapper on top.
  4. Stuff cavity of the snapper with remaining ginger, 4-6 slices of lemon and the rest of the herbs.
  5. Place the remaining sliced lemon on top of the snapper, and drizzle first with fish sauce and then with flavoured oil.
  6. Sprinkle with sea salt.
  7. Enclose the fish by folding or scrunching the tin foil together, ensuring it is secure.
  8. Bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until fish is just cooked. You can check this by carefully opening the foil and opening the fish at its cavity.
  9. Allow fish to rest in closed tinfoil for 5 minutes before serving to finish off the cooking.

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