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Whole Fish, Emeril-Style

Type: Fish
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Red snapper - (4 to 5 lbs) - scaled, gills and
  Fins removed, scored 1/8" deep
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozChopped garlic
1 cup 237mlExtra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon 15mlRed pepper flakes
1   Lemon - zested
1   Lime - zested
1 tablespoon 15mlCracked black pepper
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozChopped chives
1/4 cup 10g / 0.4ozChopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
1/4 cup 10g / 0.4ozChopped marjoram leaves
1/4 cup 10g / 0.4ozChopped thyme leaves
1 cup 237mlWhite wine
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozSliced onion
2 tablespoons 30mlKosher salt
2   Vidalia onions - sliced
2   Zucchini - sliced into rounds
1   Fennel - fronds removed,
  Reserved, and base sliced
1 tablespoon 15mlChopped marjoram
1 tablespoon 15mlChiffonaded basil
  Olive oil - for drizzling
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1   Lemon - cut into wedges

Recipe Instructions

Place the fish along with all of the other ingredients except the salt into a large plastic bag and marinate 24 hours.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and heat a grill to medium-high.

Remove the fish from the bag and sprinkle with the 2 tablespoons of the kosher salt. Grill the fish for 5 minutes on each side.

In a large bowl, toss together Vidalia onions, zucchini, fennel, marjoram, and basil. Drizzle with some olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Place the fish on a cookie sheet, cover with the reserved fennel fronds, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Surround with the vegetable mixture and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Serve on a large platter with extra-virgin olive oil and wedges of lemon.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - (Show # EE-2C02) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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